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Syntheses, Structures and Properties of Two Transition Metal-Flexible Ligand Coordination Polymers

Two coordination polymers based on 3,5-bis(4-carboxyphenylmethyloxy) benzoic acid (H3L), [M(HL)]·2H2O M = Mn(1), Co(2), have been synthesized under hydrothermal conditions. Their structures have been determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction and further characterized by elemental analysis, IR spectra and TGA. The ...

Discussion on the Influence and Development of Technical Aesthetics in Modern Landscape Design

The source of technical aesthetics was introduced and its meaning was explained.The relations between technical aesthetics and modern landscpae design were discussed.The embodiment of technical aesthetics in landscpae design was discussed in the aspects of new material,new technology,new structureand new apparatus.It w...

GRIN optics for dual-band IR sensors (Conference Presentation)

Graded index (GRIN) optics offer potential for both weight savings and increased performance but have until recently been limited to visible and NIR bands (wavelengths shorter than about 0.9 µm). NRL has developed glass-based IR-GRIN lenses compatible with SWIR-LWIR wavebands. Recent designs show the potential for sign...

MATRIX EFFECT OF INORGANIC ACIDS IN ICP-OES ANALYSIS (I) MATRIX EFFECT OF INORGANIC ACIDS AND ITS MECHANISM

A review pertaining to the matrix effect of inorganic acids on the analytical results in ICP-AES, and to the sample introduction system and the excitation property of ICP which are the main factors producing the matrix effect of inorganic acids, was given in this paper. Thirty four references were cited.

Agreement of body weight, body fat percentage values between two body composition analyzers

Abstract In order to assess the agreement of body weight (BW), body fat index values between total body (foot to hand) and segment body (foot to foot) analyzers, we measured BW and body fat percentage (BF%) of 37 subjects by both analyzers in the same condition. As a result, the Pearson correlation of body weight and B...

Microcoppice: a new strategy for red oak clonal propagation

The great demand for red oak (Quercus rubra L.) has forced plant propagators to consider viable methods of mass clonal propagation for the species. A process called 'microcoppicing' is presently being developed to help meet such needs.

Simulation and Analysis of Formula Racing Car’s Diffuser Based on CFD Technology

It is vital to reduce lift generated by a racing car while traveling with high speed for the sake of overall performance and stability. Simplified formula student racing car models with seven diffuser angles and without diffuser were simulated based on CFD technology. Aerodynamic forces and corresponding coefficients w...

Family physicians and the primary care physicians workforce in 2004.

In 2004, there were 91,600 family physicians (FPs) and general practitioners (GPs) and 222,000 primary care physicians actively caring for patients, one for every 1321 persons. These primary care physicians represent the largest and best-trained primary care physician workforce that has ever existed in the United State...

Assessing the Accuracy of Fossil Datum Levels: Globorotalia margaritae Foraminiferida, a Pliocene Test Case

Abstract. The stratigraphic distribution of the planktonic foraminiferal species Globorotalia margaritae has been determined in 34 DSDP, ODP and piston core sites from throughout the world’s oceans and from one land section. All these sites have good palaeomagnetic records, and thus the age of the first and last appear...

The Swedish Model: Balancing Markets and Gifts in the Music Industry

The internet has destabilized media industries. This article uses the case of Swedish independent music labels, musicians, and fans to articulate one model for understanding the new roles each can take in this new context. Interviews, participant observation, and popular media coverage are used to show how labels and m...

Research Guides: English 110 - Martin: Home

This guide provides students with recommended resources for research in English 110 with Joanne Martin.

Poly(P‐benzoquinono)diimidazoles from two‐ring aromatic dicarboxylic acids

New poly(p-benzoquinono)diimidazoles have been synthesized by one-stage polycondensation in polyphosphoric acid of 2,3,5,6-tetraamino-p-benzoquinone with diphenyl-4,4′-dicarboxylic acid, diphenylmethane-4,4′-dicarboxylic acid, 4,4′-oxydibenzoic acid, and 4,4′-sulfonyldibenzoic acid. The polymers were characterized by i...

REM sleep deprivation impairs serial reversal and probability maximizing in rats

Deprivation of REM sleep (REMD) for about 3 h immediately after training greatly impaired serial spatial reversal and spatial-probability maximizing. REMD beginning 3 h after training had no effect. These results are consistent with the fact that these tasks clearly distinguish the learning ability of species with REM ...

Numerical Simulations of Interactions between Gravity Waves and Deep Moist Convection

Abstract This study uses a numerical model to simulate deep convection both in the Tropics over the ocean and the midlatitudes over land. The vertical grid that was used extends into the stratosphere, allowing for the simultaneous examination of the convection and the vertically propagating gravity waves that it genera...

Regulation of tumor-stromal fibroblast interactions: implications in anticancer therapy.

Recent advances in tumor biology have identified the stroma as an important regulator of carcinogenesis and potentially a valuable therapeutic target. While however the fact that by targeting the stromal component of a tumor represents a potential therapeutic strategy has been established, the knowledge for specific re...

Results of adaptive feedforward on GTA

This paper presents the results of the adaptive feedforward system in use on the Ground Test Accelerator (GTA). The adaptive feedforward system was shown to correct repetitive, high-frequency errors in the amplitude and phase of the RF field of the pulsed accelerator. The adaptive feedforward system was designed as an ...

Preparation and linewidth of 125Sb(Cu) Mössbauer sources

Abstract A recipe for preparing 125 Sb(Cu) Mossbauer sources is given. The fwhm of these sources was found narrow and reproducible and a value of (5.83 ± 0.29) mm/s was observed with a thin ZnTe absorber.

The genetic analysis on cracks in filling walls and its prevention

According to project examples,the paper has a detailed analysis on the reasons for the cracks in the joints of the filling walls and shearing walls,studies the primary causes for the problem,points out some measures for preventing these cracks,and achieves the effects of stopping and controlling the cracks,so as to ens...

The Evolution of Sea Power Theory and US Naval Transformation in the Twenty-first Century

As one of the most important geopolitics theories,the sea power theory has not only greatly enriched international-relations theory and military theory' but also changes in practice the international strategic patterns,the war mode and even the world as well.The sea power theory has contributed decisively to the rise o...

Research and Status on Enhancement Technology in Shell Side of Tube-shell Heat Exchangers

The defects existed in conventional tube-shell heat exchanger with segmental baffle is pointed out, the structural characteristics, enhanced heat transfer principles, applicable fields and research status of enhanced heat transfer technology in longitudinal flow, plug flow and shooting flow heat exchanger are analyzed ...

Understanding Enrollment Trends and Participant Characteristics of the Medicaid Buy-In Program, 2003-2004

Although advances in medicine and technology, in addition to changes in social attitudes, have improved employment opportunities for people with disabilities, their employment rate has fallen since the early 1990s. Inadequate access to private health insurance, which can be expensive and may not cover needed services, ...

Note on Large Signal Diode Detection

Several articles have appeared in the last few years on large signal detection, which placed emphasis upon the avoidance or minimizing of distortion. The most serious form of distortion in ordinary diode circuits is due to "nontracking," or the failure of the tube to become conducting for each peak of the impressed vol...

Emergency alternative evaluation under group decision makers: a new method based on entropy weight and DEMATEL

With the increasing occurrence frequency of emergency events, how to select the most desirable alternative has emerged as one critical issue in emergency management. In this paper, we propose a new...

Effects of quick-frozen dumpling constituents on the cracking ratio

Effects of constituents on the cracking ratio,four brands of wheat flour,pork,cabbage and textured soybean protein were used as main contents of quick-frozen dumpling.The results showed that under the same quick-frozen condition,the cracking ratio of quick-frozen dumpling made of various bands of flour appeared obvious...

Liquid-crystal-based optical time-delay control system for wideband phased arrays

We introduce a novel, time delay-based, transmit-receive mode, remotely located, optical control system for wide instantaneous bandwidth phased arrays. Time delays are achieved using a cascade of free-space and fiber-based optical delay lines using bulk imaging optics for low complexity, two dimensional, free-space opt...

The Injuries of Platform Logistics

In order to understand the social impact of digital platforms, we need to examine the ways in which they reconfigure space – not only through critique of that reconfiguring but also examination of ...

Rabbit Skeletal Muscle Actin Behaves Differently Than Acanthamoeba Actin When Added to Solube Extracts of Acanthamoeba castellanii

Abstract Cold extracts of Acantharnoeba castellanii in polymerizing buffer contain 32 μM unpolymerized actin of which about 20% polymerizes (as measured by ultracentrifugation) when the extract is warmed to 22°C. As quantified by the increase in fluorescence of pyrene-labeled actin, 16% of muscle G-actin and 46% of Aca...

Development of intraepithelial lymphocyte in human fetal intestine

The development of intraepithelial lymphocytes(IEL) in small intestine of 62 human fetuses aged from 10 to 38 weeks were investigated with immunohistological and stereological methods. The results showed that the mean gray level and the numerical density increased with the increase of fetal age, but there was no remark...

Frequency and scale domain analysis of complex quadrature embolic Doppler ultrasound signals

Early and accurate detection of emboli is important for monitoring of preventive therapy in stroke-prone patients. One of the problems in detection of emboli is the identification of an embolic signal caused by very small emboli. The amplitude of the embolic signal may be so small that advanced processing methods are r...

Mental Health Care in Italy: Organisational Structure, Routine Clinical Activity and Costs of a Community Psychiatric Service in Lombardy Region

The Magenta Community Mental Health Centre (CMHC) is the public agency responsible for providing adult psychiatric care to about 85,000 adult residents. In 1995, it had 1,145 clients and incurred costs of Euro 1.9 millions. Average cost per patient and per adult resident were Euro 1,661 and Euro 22.2, respectively. The...

Self-Defence in Ancient and Medieval Natural-Law

This chapter succinctly describes the notion of self-defence in the ancient Greek and Roman conceptions of natural-law. Further, it looks into the early, medieval and reformer Christian theory of natural-law to discern the way in which representative and authoritative writings perceived the temporal dimension and limit...

Electrical Power Setting for Optical Single Side-band Millimeter-wave Generation

A scheme is suggested to generate single side-band millimeter-wave signal. Mathematical analysis is considered for electrical power adjustment. Two Mach-Zehnders are used to up-convert the radio frequency to the 60 GHz range.

Uncertain lives, uncertain health for children of Latino day laborers.

Latino children of parents who work as day laborers are particularly vulnerable for poor health through economic difficulty and unstable living conditions. The purpose of this community-based participatory research was to explore the perceptions of Latino day laborer parents regarding barriers and assets to health for ...

Arbitraje, Conciliación y Mediación en el seno del Consejo Superior de Cooperativas de Euskadi

The paper analyzes cooperative arbitration, conciliation and mediation in the Basque Country, within the Superior Council of Cooperatives of the Basque Country. Published online : 18 December 2015

On components of a Kerdock code and the dual of the BCH code C1,3C_{1,3}C1,3

Abstract In the paper we investigate the structure of i -components of two classes of codes: the Kerdock codes and the duals of the linear uniformly packed codes with parameters of the primitive double-error-correcting BCH code. We prove that for any admissible length the punctured Kerdock code consists of two i -compo...

Multidimensional Perfectionism Within Gifted Suburban Adolescents: An Exploration of Typology and Comparison of Samples

Researchers explored the typology of perfectionism among 153 (46% male, 54% female; 88% White, 8% African American, 5% Asian American, 4% Hispanic, 1% Other) suburban gifted adolescents and compared perfectionism scores (using the Goals and Work Habits Survey, a modification of Frost’s Multidimensional Perfectionism Sc...

A collocation method for boundary value problems of differential equations with functional arguments

A collocation procedure with polynomial and piecewise polynomial approximation is considered for second order functional differential equations with two side-conditions. The piecewise polynomials are taken in the classC1 and reduce to polynomials of increasing degree on each interval of a suitable assigned partition. A...

Better user-developer communication in service development by collaborative physical modelling

Making the service use experience visible and facilitating the communication between the users and the provider organisation are persistent challenges. We present a proof of concept for utilising a physical modelling approach called collaborative physical modelling (CPM) to reveal the different stakeholder interpretati...

Effect of Driving Pressure and Nebulizer Model on Aerosol Output during Intermittent Delivery with a Dosimeter

Recent guidelines reinforce the need for a standardized technique during inhalational bronchoprovocation challenge testing. We investigated the effects of nebulizer model and dosimeter driving pressure on nebulizer output using a nebulized saline model. Four nebulizers (Hudson 1720, Salter 8900, Baxter Airlife, and DeV...

Group Hospitalization Insurance

The majority of physicians in this country are well aware that one of the major problems facing them to-day is the attempted inclusion of the professional services of some of them in and as a part of the hospital benefits of group hospitalization plans. The services of radiologists have been included in the group hospi...

Platination of the (T2G4)4Telomeric Sequence: A Structural and Cross-Linking Study†

The telomeric sequence (T2G4)4 was platinated in aqueous solutions containing 50 mM LiClO4, NaClO4, or KClO4. The identification of the guanines which reacted with [Pt(NH3)3(H2O)]2+ revealed that the same type of folding exists in the presence of the three cations and that the latter determine the relative stabilities ...

A Method of Real Time and Fast Lane Line Detection

In order to effectively realize the feature extraction of road image, reduce the complexity of calculation and the complexity of algorithm and improve the detection accuracy of lane mark, combined with the characteristics of lane line, in this paper, an effective image preprocessing scheme was selected and designed, an...

Treatment of paper and pulp mill effluent by coagulation.

Pulp and paper mill effluent is highly polluting and is a subject of great environmental concern. In the present research we studied the removal of chemical oxygen demand (COD) and colour from paper mill effluent, using the coagulation process. A batch coagulation study was conducted using various coagulants such as al...

Study on Ternary Supramolecular Systems of β-Cyclodextrin-ICT Fluorescent Probe-Bovine Serum Albumins by Fluorescence Spectrometry

The inclusion interactions of β-cyclodextrin(β-CD) and hydroxyproyl-β-cyclodextrin(HP-β-CD) with an intramolecular charge transfer fluorescentprobe1-keto-2-(p-dimethylaminobenzal)-tetrohydronaphthalene(KDTN) were studied by fluorescence spectrometry.The formation constants of KDTN-CDs and the inclusion ratio were measu...

Effects of caffeine use and ingestion on a protracted visual vigilance task

College students (12 female, 12 male) were assigned to either higher caffeine user (HCU) or lower caffeine user (LCU) groups based on a caffeine usage survey. Prior to testing, subjects ingested either placebo or 195 or 325 mg caffeine. They then performed a visual vigilance task measuring response blocks, discrete res...

A cross-language study of perception of lexical stress in English.

This study investigates the question of whether language background affects the perception of lexical stress in English. Thirty native English speakers and 30 native Chinese learners of English participated in a stressed-syllable identification task and a discrimination task involving three types of stimuli (real words...

Effect of urea additions on structure formation during the separation of hydrocellulose from viscose

It has been shown by electron microscopy that the formation of two types of structure is possible on spinning model films from viscose into precipitation baths containing additions of urea: finely heterogeneous and cellular.

Continued high activity of figitumumab (CP-751,871) combination therapy in squamous lung cancer

8072 Background: Figitumumab (CP-751,871) is a fully human, IgG2monoclonal antibody against the insulin-like growth factor type I receptor (IGF-IR). We reported in a randomized phase II study (ASCO 2008), preliminary evidence of high activity of the combination of paclitaxel (T), carboplatin (C) and figitumumab (F) in ...

Bayesian wavelet-based image estimation using noninformative priors

The sparseness and decorrelation properties of the discrete wavelet transform have been exploited to develop powerful denoising methods. Most schemes use arbitrary thresholding nonlinearities with ad hoc parameters, or employ computationally expensive adaptive procedures. We overcome these deficiencies with a new wavel...

The impact of vehicle motion during transport on animal welfare.

Motion sickness is a common response in humans and some species of farm livestock during transport, but research on the impact of motion has been primarily focused on the use of animal models for humans. During livestock transportation, animals seek to minimise uncontrolled movements to reduce energy consumption and ma...

Optimization Design of Two Dimensional Vibrating Platforms Using Dual Flexure Hinge Structure

In this paper, a 2-D vibrating platform is designed using dual flexure hinge structure and four significant structural parameters are optimized with the integrated model of Abaqus and Isight so as to improve the platform performance. The natural frequency is increased from 496.3 Hz to 2360 Hz after optimization while t...

Chiral Control of Current Transfer in Molecules

Electron transmission through chiral molecules induced by circularly polarized light can be very different for mirror image structures. This behavior is described in terms of current transfer: the transfer of both charge and momentum. We review recent theoretical developments on the theory of current transfer and discu...

Understanding non-ideal voltage behaviour of cathodes for lithium-ion batteries

One of the most relevant negative characteristics of high-capacity cathodes for lithium batteries is indeed non-flat voltage–time (V–t) or voltage–capacity (V–C) behaviour during charge–discharge. A clear rationale for this behaviour has not yet been addressed in the literature. Here, by means of density functional the...

Source investigation of two outbreaks of skin and soft tissue infection by Mycobacterium abscessus subsp. abscessus in Venezuela

Outbreaks of soft tissue or skin infection due to non-tuberculous mycobacteria are reported frequently in scientific journals but in general the infection source in these outbreaks remains unknown. In Venezuela, in two distinct outbreaks, one after breast augmentation surgery and another after hydrolipoclasy therapy, 1...

[The effect of pulsatile perfusion on aortocoronary bypass grafting].

To evaluate the effect of pulsatile perfusion on myocardial protection and peripheral circulation, 23 patients undergoing aortocoronary bypass grafting were studied by dividing two groups; one with pulsatile perfusion technique (11 patients) and the other with non-pulsatile (12 patients). The cardiac functional assessm...

Zeroes of Riemann's zeta function on the critical line with 20000 decimal digits accuracy

The first 12000 zeroes of Riemann's zeta function on the critical line with 20000 decimal digits accuracy. Format: the zeroes are in text file listed consecutively in decimal representation, each zero starts on a new line. Zeroes of zeta function presented in this file were calculated on MASSIVE cluster (www.massive.or...

The effect of electrical stimulation of the hepatic branch of the vagus nerve on the secretion of gastric acid in the rat

Abstract Electrical stimulation of the hepatic vagus nerve brought a transient increase in acid concentration in a perfusate collected from the stomach. These observations suggest that there might be a neural system which modulates the secretion of gastric acid through hepatic vagal afferents and gastric vagal efferent...

THE DECOMPOSITION AND ANALYSIS OF THE IMPACT OF PRIORITY FOREST PROGRAMS(PFPS) ON RURAL HOUSEHOLDS' INCOME INEQUALITY

The author uses 3 096 sample households in 15 counties from the year 1995 to 2006 to analyze the impact of PFPs on rural households' income inequality by income inequality decomposition.The research indicates that:(1) the percentage of subsidy income generated from PFPs has increased 8.03% during the period from 1995 t...

Structure and reactivity of a preactivated sp2-sp3 diboron reagent: catalytic regioselective boration of α,β-unsaturated conjugated compounds.

A novel sp(2)-sp(3) diboron reagent has been developed for the copper-catalyzed β-boration of α,β-unsaturated conjugated compounds. The reaction proceeds under mild conditions with various substrates, i.e., α,β-unsaturated esters, ketones, nitriles, ynones, amides, and aldehydes, in the absence of additives such as pho...

Exchange Rate and World Currency

This paper explores the derivation of exchange rate and the way of world currency issuing, and some findings are captured as: the world’s currency demand is equal to the global export increment, and that every nation’s world currency needs should equal to their own export increment. Currently, there are issues with the...

Face super-resolution using 8-connected Markov Random Fields with embedded prior

In patch based face super-resolution method, the patch size is usually very small, and neighbor patchespsila relationship via overlapped regions is only to keep smoothness of reconstructed high-resolution image, so the prior is not always strong enough to regularize super-resolution when observed low-resolution image l...

Slavery, the Labour Movement and Spanish Colonialism in Cuba, 1850–1890

Nineteenth-century Cuban colonial and slave society sharply divided its inhabitants by race and ethnicity. These race and ethnicity divisions, and the formidable repressive apparatus necessary to sustain slavery and colonialism, hindered the emergence of a class identity among the urban popular classes. However, this o...

FGD retrofit cost-estimating computer model

In 1985 EPA promulgated regulations to reduce SO/sub 2/ emissions via the ''tall stack'' ruling. These activities have generated much interest in developing site-specific FGD costs. As a result, Stearns Catalytic Corporation (SCC) developed a method to determine the cost of retrofitting flue Gas Desulfurization (FGD) s...

The effects of non-ideal factors on clutter cancellation in DTMB-based passive radar

This paper is intended to investigate the effects of non-ideal factors related to reference signal reconstruction technique on clutter cancellation performance in DTMB-based passive radar. The considered non-ideal factors are carrier frequency offset, sampling frequency offset and sampling time offset. These effects ca...

Substance abuse in Maryland: what physicians can do to help.

Based on national prevalence studies and Maryland data, one out of 2 adults has used alcohol in the past month, one out of 4 has used cigarettes, and one out of 16 has used one or more illicit drugs. Annual prevalence rates are considerably higher, as are current rates for certain subgroups, including unemployed person...

Measurement of mutual scattering effects between spheres using a microwave open resonator

An open resonator operating at 10 GHz is used to determine the extinction cross-section of pairs of spheres, and hence mutual behaviour in scattering is investigated as the distance between the spheres of a pair is varied. The cases studied are for three different orientations of the line between spheres' centres with ...

Genome-wide Association Study on INF-γin Jinghai Yellow Chicken

In order to reveal the molecular marker that influenced Jinghai Yellow chicken's INF-γlevel.This research was based on female Jinghai Yellow chicken in core group and had measured the INF-γconcentration in serum.Genome-wide association study was carried out using specificlocus amplified fragment sequencing technology t...

Hemostasis Parameters and Toxic Effects of 3-Substituted and Condensed Chromen-2-Ones (Coumarins)

Biochemical investigations of 3-substituted chromen-2-ones (coumarins) and those condensed with biologically active azaheterocycles assessed their toxic effects and influence on the blood-coagulation system. The studied group of compounds behaved in the initial time period like the well-known anticoagulant warfarin and...

Crossover and multicriticality due to the Dzyaloshinsky-Moriya interaction

We show that the addition of a Dzyaloshinsky-Moriya interaction to a Heisenberg ferromagnet introduces only one crossover exponent, which is the same as for the usual uniaxial anisotropy. This result is in contrast to a previous report by Liu.

THE CONTROL OF TYPHOID FEVER IN CITY AND COUNTRY: WITH A DESCRIPTION OF A MODIFIED HESSE'S MEDIUM FOR THE DETECTION OF THE TYPHOID BACILLUS IN EXCRETA AND FLUID FOODS

Before describing the various methods for the control of the spread of typhoid fever and the assistance rendered to these measures by means of a modified Hesse's medium, we shall first describe the manufacture of this medium and its uses and limitations in the detection of the typhoid bacillus. MANUFACTURE OF MEDIUM Ja...

Atomically Dispersed Pd, Ni, and Pt Species in Ceria-Based Catalysts: Principal Differences in Stability and Reactivity

We have investigated the stability and the reactivity of atomically dispersed Pt, Pd, and Ni species on nanostructured CeO2 films by means of synchrotron radiation photoelectron spectroscopy and resonant photoemission spectroscopy in combination with density functional calculations. All three metals reveal specific sim...

Influence of Bulk and Interface Porosity on the Adhesion of Sintered Ag Films on Barium Titanate Substrates

Measurements of the practical adhesion of screen-printed Ag films on BaTiO 3 substrates have been completed, showing that the interfacial crack propagation energy decreases rapidly with increasing silver volume porosity. A geometrical model is proposed to estimate the interface porosity, which is relevant for adhesion ...

Epicatechin and its methylated metabolite attenuate UVA-induced oxidative damage to human skin fibroblasts

The ultraviolet A component of sunlight causes both acute and chronic damage to human skin. In this study the potential of epicatechin, an abundant dietary flavanol, and 3'-O-methyl epicatechin, one of its major in vivo metabolites, to protect against UVA-induced damage was examined using cultured human skin fibroblast...

Public perceptions of the seriousness of crime: Weighing the harm and the wrong:

The seriousness of crime or ‘crime seriousness’ bears on at least four areas of criminal policy (sentencing, criminalization, crime control and prevention) but is poorly defined. After providing a ...

Incorporating Stress Estimation into User-Centred Agent-Based Platforms

Current virtual environments for communication, cooperation and problem solving lack the rich context information that is present in face-to-face interactions. People rely on this context information, that includes body language or level of stress just to name a few, to take decisions. In this paper we present an appro...

Ultra-high strength concrete and concrete part produced therefrom

Ultra high performance concrete prepared from cement, aggregates, water, additives and auxiliary agents, wherein the aggregate 800 comprises kg to 1300 kg per cubic meter of concrete crushed basalt. The ultra high-strength concrete suitable for the manufacture of concrete structures by spin coating.

Flight Validation of a Rotary-Valved Four-Cylinder Pulse Detonation Rocket

A rotary-valved four-cylinder pulse detonation rocket engine system, Todoroki II, was developed, in which two novel techniques, the use of an inflow-driven motor and an inverted oxidizer cylinder, were introduced. The total length of the system was 1910 mm; its total weight when filled with ethylene–nitrous-oxide prope...

Utilization of biogas for generator set fuel: performance and emission characteristics

The aim of the work is to investigate performance and exhaust gas emission of spark ignition generator set fueled with gasoline, biogas, and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG). Engine speed, brake power, torque, brake-specific fuel consumption (BSFC), brake thermal efficiency (BTE) CO2, and HC in exhaust gas of the generato...

Maximizing energy coupling to complex plasmonic devices by injecting light into eigenchannels

Surface plasmon polaritons have attracted broad attention in the optoelectronics field due to their ability to merge nanoscale electronics with high-speed optical communication. As the complexity of optoelectronic devices increases to meet various needs, this integration has been hampered by the low coupling efficiency...

Psychopathic Traits During Early Childhood: Stable Over Time or Rapidly Changing?

Although research has shown psychopathic traits to be moderately to highly stable in late childhood and adolescence, little is known about stability in early childhood, specifically in preschool ag ...

Effect of PAF-antagonists on aeroallergen-induced bronchial eosinophilia in guinea pigs: a therapeutic approach.

Aeroallergen-induced eosinophilia in actively sensitized guinea pigs was used as a marker of bronchial inflammation in this study. Drugs were administered p.o. therapeutically, i.e., four hours after aeroallergen challenge. Allergic bronchial eosinophilia in guinea pigs was sensitive to dexamethasone. Thus, the therape...

Evaluation of Trends in the use of the Internet by Pharmacy Publications: An Observational Study

Purpose: An observational study was conducted to identify and evaluate trends in the use of the Internet and social media by pharmacy publications.Methods: The print and online versions of 10 pharmacy publications were compared at 2 different times separated by 3 years for similarities and differences in content and pr...

Stable Isotopic Compositions of Carbonates from the Mesoproterozoic Delhi Supergroup, Northwestern India

Marine carbonate rocks from the Delhi Supergroup show little deviation in whole-rock δ13Ccarb values, which are generally around 0% PDB. This narrow range and almost constant δ13Ccarb values persist despite close sampling through long, geographically widespread sections. The data suggest that, in contrast to the Neopro...

Predictors of first year computing science student failure

There is an abundance of research on Higher and Further education student attrition issues. This study addresses student attrition in the Computing Science course at the University of Glasgow. Following up a project by Roddan (2002), a number of variables were investigated with the aim of building a predictive model of...

Thinking about Inspiring Student's Learning Propulsion

This article suggests some ideas of enhancing research for students' learning propulsion system,aiming at the present students' learning situation in the colleges,in some aspects,such as cultivating and wakening students' good learning motivation,exerting teachers' effect,and bringing better educating environment.

What I Never Wanted to Tell You: Therapeutic Letter Writing in Cultural Context

Therapeutic letter writing has been viewed by psychologists as a powerful form of creative writing in health care settings. I explore the cultural contexts that have aided its popularization to shed fresh light on debates about its psychological function and efficacy. I draw on the sociologist Frank Furedi’s analysis o...

The Verb to be in the West Saxon Gospels and the Lindisfarne Gospels

This paper examines the distribution and use of the twofold present tense paradigms of the Old English verb bēon ‘to be’ in the late West Saxon Gospels (WSG) and the Northumbrian gloss to the Lindisfarne Gospels (LiGl). The analysis confirms the frequently claimed semantic distinction of the paradigms. It furthermore s...

A visit to project software libraries with the eyes of software quality

The author highlights the structure of, the progression of, the changes to, the controls, needed, and the overall psychology of a proper project software library. Project software libraries can exist in a combination of forms and can be partitioned into several levels. As the project progresses, more information become...

Status Quo and Strategies for Development of Economical Hotels in China

As star hotels develop fast, yet there is always a gap of the supply of economical hotels in our country. And there are many problems, for example the unreasonable price, the single management mode, the lack of a chain of famous and large economical hotels group. China faced by the obstacles that hold back the developm...

About Lyapunov functionals construction for difference equations with continuous time

Abstract Stability investigation of hereditary systems is connected often with construction of Lyapunov functionals. One general method of Lyapunov functionals construction was proposed and developed in [1–9] both for differential equations with aftereffect and for difference equations with discrete time. Here, some mo...

Integration of air gaps based on selective ozone/TEOS deposition into a multi layer metallization scheme

The electrical properties of copper metal lines within an air gap scheme were measured and compared to structures without air gaps. Two metal layers with air gap structures using a close-off processing scheme with selective ozone TEOS deposition were fabricated. With these air gaps, an effective k of as low as 2.3 coul...

Application of the PLD in Measuring System of Grating Torque Sensor

A new kind of torque sensor based on simple structure and high measuring accuracy that uses the Programmable Logic Devices to process data sign is introduced, which is called the measuring system of grating torque sensor. Firstly, it explains the principle and characteristic of the programmable logic devices,then it in...

An extension of the close quartic Bézier curves with given tangent polygon

An algorithm for constructing an extension of the close quartic Bezier curves which are tangent to the given polygon is described.The control points of an extension of the close quartic Bezier curves to be constructed are computed easily by the vertices of the given polygon.The constructed curves are shape-preserving t...

A classification-tree hybrid method for studying prognostic models in intensive care

Health care effectiveness and effciency axe under constant scrutiny especially when treatment is quite costly as in Intensive Care (IC). At the heart of quality of care programs lie prognostic models whose predictions for a particular patient population may be used as a norm to which actual outcomes of that population ...

Simulation Research and Experimental Study on System Matching of CO_2 Air Conditioning for Vehicles

The system model is established for CO2 auto-mobile air conditioning based on the commercial thermal management software KULI.In this paper the effect of intermediate heat exchanger length,as well as the throttle area on cooling capacity and COP are mainly focused on.And results indicate that the most appropriate inter...

Web-based ERP Systems : With a focus on SMEs

Web-based Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Systems deployed through theSoftware-as-a-Service (SaaS) model are a major disruptive technology in the fieldof ERP systems. The defining features of th ...

Experimental investigation of the direct absorption receiver concept

This paper describes the results of an experimental analysis of a flowing-film liquid direct absorption receiver (DAR) concept. Results of a numerical model of the thermal performance are also included. Experiments were conducted with concentrated solar flux at the Advanced Components Test Facility (ACTF) in Atlanta, G...

Human Nature and Modernist Ethics

I argue that the modernist synthesis of the higher self and dehumanized art prepares the way for the Age of Biotech. The high modernists went "out of nature" to recreate man and morality. The critical heirs of modernism, including postmodernists, inherit this ambitious effort — the modernist moral project. The roads of...

Research on Resource Utilization of New Chromium Residue Produced by Sub-moltensalt Method——Leaching by Ammonium Chloride

The chromium residue produced during production of chrome oxide green by sub-moltensalt method contains potassium and a lot of magnesium,so it is difficult to be recycle.A new green chemical process for disposing the new chromium residue has been researched,and feasible processing parameters were achieved.The new proce...

A Combined Knowledge and Hypermedia System to Attain Educational Objectives

Knowledge systems can be a valuable educational tool. Unfortunately, understanding and learning from such a system, is not a trivial matter. From our experience, we have concluded that the difficulties emerging in connection to this situation may be cente