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Language Use in Taiwan: Language Proficiency and Domain Analysis

In Taiwan, the compulsory National Language Policy since 1950s has forcefully caused a shift from the indigenous native languages, including Minnanyu, Hakka, and Polynesian languages, to the national language, Mandarin. However, the drastic socio-economic and political changes in late 1980s seemed to have re-kindled the revival of these native languages. These native languages are coming back in all aspects of life, including the mass media and education.To obtain a better idea of the process of language shift in Taiwan, this study examined the language proficiency and language use of the three non-Mainlander groups in Taiwan. It focused on analyzing the relationships between their language choice and such variables as age, gender, education levels, and social domains. The use of Mandarin by Mainlanders was also examined as a reference point in some analyses.It was found that there were significant relationships between language proficiency and age, gender, as well as education levels. As a whole, the language use of each individual non-Mainlander group in this study confirmed Fishman's domain analysis. Language shift patterns between the native languages and the national language vary with languages, with Minnanyu demonstrating an increasing reversed shift, Hakka continuing its long-term shift toward Mandarin, and Polynesian languages experiencing an even greater shift toward Mandarin.
P-permutation equivalences between blocks of finite groups

Let F be an algebraically closed field of positive characteristic p. Let G and H be finite groups. Let A be a block of FG and let B be a block of FH. A p-permutation equivalence between A and B is an element \gamma in the group of (A, B)-p-permutation bimodules with twisted diagonal vertices such that \gamma\cdot_H\gamma^o = [A] and \gamma^o\cdot_G\gamma = [B]. A p-permutation equivalence lies between a splendid Rickard equivalence and an isotypy. We introduce the notion of a \gamma-Brauer pair, which generalizes the notion of a Brauer pair for a p-block of a finite group. The \gamma-Brauer pairs satisfy an appropriate Sylow theorem. Furthermore, each maximal \gamma-Brauer pair identities the defect groups, fusion systems and Kulshammer-Puig classes of A and B. Additionally, the Brauer construction applied to \gamma induces a p-permutation equivalence at the local level, and a splendid Morita equivalence between the Brauer correspondents of A and B.
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A Comparison of Property-Liability Insurance Financial Pricing Models

Over the last several decades, a number of property-liability insurance pricing models which attempt to integrate underwriting and investment performance considerations have been proposed. Several of these models have undergone extensive theoretical development, and some have actually been applied in practice by companies, regulators, and/or rating bureaus. Generally, empirical tests of these models have involved examining how well the models fit historical data at an industry level. This paper demonstrates how to apply a variety of property-liability insurance financial pricing techniques to a single hypothetical, but representative, company. Both company and economic parameters are varied in order to examine the sensitivity of indicated underwriting profit margins from these techniques to different company situations and economic environments, and to highlight the differences between the techniques at a practical level. This paper is also structured to serve as a practical guide for applying these models, in order to encourage more widespread use of these approaches.
Experimental Study on Hygrothermal Deformation of External Thermal Insulation Cladding Systems with Glazed Hollow Bead

This research analyzes the thermal and strain behavior of external thermal insulation cladding systems (ETICS) with Glazed Hollow Beads (GHB) thermal insulation mortar under hygrothermal cycles weather test in order to measure its durability under extreme weather (i.e., sunlight and rain). Thermometers and strain gauges are placed into different wall layers to gather thermal and strain data and another instrument measures the crack dimensions after every 4 cycles. The results showed that the finishing coat shrank at early stage (elastic deformation) and then the finishing coat tends to expand and become damaged at later stage (plastic deformation). The deformation of insulation layer is similar to that of the finishing coat but its variation amplitude is smaller. Deformation of substrate expanded with heat and contracted with cold due to the small temperature variation. The length and width of cracks on the finishing coat grew as the experiment progressed but with a decreasing growth rate and the cracks stopped growing around 70 cycles.
An investigation into the adoption of mobile banking application in Jordan

The future direction of Internet banking focuses on mobile banking which enables client-based banking applications on mobile devices. This shift will enhance productivity, reduce cost, increase profit, and enables customization. The main aim of this research is to develop a demographical adoption model based on the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) and Information Systems Success (IS SUCCESS) model. The demographic factors and IS SUCCESS Factors are investigated to assess their influence on intention to use of mobile banking applications via descriptive and inferential statistical analysis. The total sample comprising of 395 respondents from Jordanian bank clients in bank branch offices within five major cities in Jordan is used for analysis. Results of the analysis revealed evidence that the young generation with high level of education and income are the most adopters of mobile banking application. The findings of this research are expected to lead to an understanding of how demographic factors and IS SUCCESS Factors the adoption of mobile banking applications in developing countries, which will in turn play an important role in increasing the level of adoption of mobile banking in such countries.
IMAGE PROCESSING AND PHYSICO‐MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF BASIL SEED (OCIMUM BASILICUM)

ABSTRACT Various physical properties of basil seed (Ocimum basilicum) were investigated at a moisture content of 5.32% (wet basis). In order to present a quick and an accurate method for measuring small seed dimensions, the image processing data was compared with the one measured experimentally, and the correlations between these were determined. The average length, width and thickness obtained by image processing and micrometer methods were 3.216, 3.220, 1.838, 1.840, 1.363 and 1.374 mm, respectively. The average projected area, sphericity and roundness evaluated by image processing were 4.407 mm2, 0.95 and 0.54, respectively. However, the average geometric mean diameter, arithmetic mean diameter, surface area and sphericity calculated theoretically based on micrometer data were 2.009, 2.145 mm, 12.796 mm2 and 0.62, respectively. The average unit mass, 1,000 grain mass, volume, true density, bulk density and porosity were measured as 0.0020 and 2.23 g; 7.55 mm3; 1,038; 340.24 kg/m3; and 67.2%, respectively. The friction coefficient ranged from 0.300 for basil seed on glass up to 0.547 on plywood surface. The filling and funning angles of repose were established as 14.64° and 12.35°, respectively. The terminal velocity was 4.26 m/s, and textural properties including rupture force, hardness and toughness were determined as 537.4, 926.13 g and 246.32 g/mm, respectively. PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS According to the small size of some seeds, dimension measurement is difficult and time consuming; therefore, developing a rapid, easy, accurate and nondestructive method seems to be necessary. In recent years, computer vision system (CVS) has been increasingly used in the agricultural and food industry. Some examples of CVS application in food industry are: classification of cereal grains, evaluation of pork color, measurement and classification of corn whiteness, automated sorting of pistachio nuts, quality inspection of bakery products, inspection of Golden Delicious apples, detection of pinhole damage in almonds and detection of bones in fish and chicken; therefore, we decided to examine the possibility and accuracy of this technique for measuring seed dimension for the first time. In this study, in addition to introducing the CVS system for dimension measurement, the physico-mechanical properties of basil seed have been determined, which is necessary for the design of equipment for harvesting, transporting, cleaning, packing, processing, etc.
HETEROGENEITY AND REDISTRIBUTION IN FINANCIAL CRISES

This paper presents a simple model of an economy with heterogeneous agents to show that the redistribution of wealth among such agents can play a significant role in the propagation mechanism of financial crises. In an economy where firms with heterogeneous productivity operate under borrowing constraints, the redistribution reproduces hump-shaped responses for output and labor and procyclicality in observed productivity. In this model, a financial shock generates a persistent and hump-shaped response, whereas a productivity shock does not. Further, the redistribution of wealth significantly amplifies the persistence and hump shape of these responses following a financial shock. This model suggests that redistribution may thus be a key driving force behind the transmission of financial crises.
Viscous dissipation and radiative effects on MHD stagnation point flow of nanofluid past a stretching sheet

Received: 4 September 2018 Accepted: 17 October 2018 A study of viscous dissipation and radiative effects of nanofluid flow passing over a stretched surface with the MHD stagnation point and the convective boundary condition has been analyzed numerically. The constitutive equations of the flow model are solved numerically and the impact of physical parameters concerning the flow model on dimensionless velocity, temperature and concentration are presented through graphs and tables. Also, a comparison of the obtained numerical results with the published results of W Ibrahim has been made and found that both are in excellent agreement.
Automatic Summarization from Multiple Documents

Since the late 50’s and Luhn [Luh58] the information community has expressed its interest in summarizing texts. The domains of application of such methodologies are countless, ranging from news summarization [WL03, BM05, ROWBG05] to scientific article summarization [TM02] and meeting summarization [NPDP05, ELH03]. Summarization has been defined as a reductive transformation of a given set of texts, usually described as a three-step process: selection of salient portions of text, aggregation of the information over various selected portions, abstraction of this information to a more general level, and finally presentation of the final summary text [MB99, Jon99]. The summarization community nowadays includes a significant number of scientists with increasing interest in the multi-document aspect of summarization. Major issues towards multi-document summarization that have been identified by the researchers include the detection of (possibly query-related) salient information in texts, the preservation of coherence and linguistic quality in summarized text, the control of redundancy in the summaries, and the language independence of summarization methods. Up to date, many summarization systems have been developed and presented, especially within such endeavours as the Document Understanding Conferences (DUC) and Text Analysis Conferences (TAC). The DUC and TAC have strengthened the summarization community and have helped in identifying
Bio Efficacy of Aqueous Crude Fruit Sap Extract of Solanum incanum against Green Peach Aphids Myzus persicae Sulzer (Homoptera: Aphididae)

Conventional insecticides are expensive and arguably associated with various severe adverse side effects hence the need to develop botanical pesticides that are effective as alternative. Though S. incanum fruits sap has been used by the local farmers to control aphids, literature show no scientifically investigated report of its effectiveness and the mode of its insecticidal action. This study was therefore designed to evaluate anti-aphids properties of crude fruit sap extract of S. incanum. A total of 180 kales were planted in the Plant Transformation Laboratory of Kenyatta University. They were divided into six groups with 10 plant stands each. Each group was subjected to routine spray with 10, 25, 50 and 75% S. incanum extract. Dimethoate was utilized as reference insecticide while the last group was not sprayed. The number of live and dead aphids was counted for two weeks after every pray in each group with an interval of one day to determine the deterrent and insecticidal activity. The extract at different tested concentrations showed some level of insecticidal and deterrent activities against green peach aphid. Further, phytochemical screening results showed that the crude fruits sap extract of S. incanum have phytochemicals associated with insecticidal and deterrent activity. The study has established that the crude fruits sap extract of S. incanum are effective in managing insects’ pest.
Entrepreneurial Characteristics of the Agripreneurs under the Scheme of Agriclinics & Agri-buisness Centres

Agripreneurship is an employment strategy that can lead to economic self-sufficiency of rural people. Training is a key elements for the promotion of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) for agripreneurship development, particularly for the first generation agripreneurs. These can result in improved performance of an individual which can contribute to employment generation, poverty reduction and Human Resource Development. This study was conducted in two states of India i.e. Uttarakhand and Punjab state to assess the entrepreneurial characterstics of the agripreneurs. One training center from each state was randomly selected for the present study i.e. College of Agribusiness Management (CABM), Pantnagar and Indian Society of Agribusiness Professional (ISAP), Amritsar (Punjab). The data were collected with the help of semi structured interview schedule from 60 respondent each from selected states totalling 120 agripreneurs. The results of the study depicted that majority of the respondents (70.00%) had medium level of achievement motivation; nearly sixty percent had medium level of risk taking and leadership ability and medium level of decision making ability with percentage representation of 71.67.
Landolt-Börnstein: Numerical Data and Functional Relationships in Science and Technology - New Series

This book provides an introduction to Quantum Field Theory (QFT) at an elementary level—with only special relativity, electromagnetism and quantum mechanics as prerequisites. For this fresh approach to teaching QFT, based on numerous lectures and courses given by the authors, a representative sample of topics has been selected containing some of the more innovative, challenging or subtle concepts. They are presented with a minimum of technical details, the discussion of the main ideas being more important than the presentation of the typically very technical mathematical details necessary to obtain the final results.
Bilingual Acquisition: Theoretical Implications of a Case Study

Chapter 1: Introduction. Chapter 2: Methodology of Data Collection and Transcription. Chapter 3: Some Aspects of Phonological Acquisition. Chapter 4: Acquisition of the Lexicon. Chapter 5: The Emergence of Syntax. Chapter 6: Language Choice. Chapter 7: Conclusion and Implications. Appendices
Effects of adrenalectomy and DOCA on the DPN‐ and TPN‐diaphorase activities in the early stages of liver carcinogenesis induced by 3′‐methyl‐4‐dimethylaminoazobenzene

Comparative cytochemical studies on the activity of DPN‐diaphorase, TPN‐diaphorase and some coenzyme‐dependent dehydrogenases revealed marked differences in the degree of liver parenchymal damage of intact and adrenalectomized rats fed 3′‐methyl‐4‐dimethylaminoazobenzene.
Innovative Teaching Strategies in Nursing and Related Health Professions (5Th Ed.)

This book continues to provide nursing educators and other health care professionals with the latest, proven teaching strategies. Newly revised and updated, with topics that include Web 2.0 technologies such as blogs and podcasts. Also featured are chapters on Blended Learning and Study Abroad programs, enabling students to gain a more diverse and increased global perspective. Featuring innovative teaching techniques for various learning environments and real world illustrations of the strategies in use, this book goes beyond theory to offer practical application principles that educators can count on!
Food Safety Knowledge: The Case of Domestic Food Handlers in Accra

The Food safety knowledge of 608 respondents in Accrawas assessed under five f ood safety themes using a Likert -type scale questionnaire, and Mean Aggregate Score (MAS) for each theme computed.Further, the Mean of the MAS was calculatedand used as an index of interpreting overall food safety knowledge of food handlers who participa ted in the study. The themes considered in this study wereConcernfor food Safety, �Cross - contamination �, �General and personal hygiene �, �Knowledge of pathogenic microbesand �Handling left -over food �. The relationship between respondentsknowledge o f food safety and demographic characteristics was also explored. Some of the demographic factors that were found to influence food safety knowledge significantly were education and age but not gender.MAS ranged between 3.0 �4.0 (IndifferenceAgree) forCross- contaminationandHandling -leftover �, while the overall score for food safety knowledge was 3.6, interpreted largely as Good on the scale adopted for the study. Generally, however, respondents were well-informed in the areas of food safety conce rns, general and personal hygiene and handling leftover food but not, as far as cross -contamination and pathogenic bacteria are concerned.
ASSOCIATED FEATURES OF TEMPOROMANDIBULAR PAIN DYSFUNCTION SYNDROME

Objective: To know the associated features of temporomandibular pain dysfunction syndrome (TMPD) in order to prepare a preliminary report about patterns of TMPDS in our population. Material and Methods: In this prospective observational study, fifty patients of TMPDS were interviewed and examined in Sardar Begum Dental College Peshawar and authors' private clinic from Jul 2005 to Dec 2006. Diagnosis of TMPD was established by history and clinical examination as the presence of pain, tenderness in muscle of mastications, limitation of jaw movements and by exclusion of other dental or TMJ pathological conditions Results: Most of the patients were in their third decade of life and mostly they were students (34%). Female gender was more common (74%) and most of the female patients were unmarried. Parafunctional habits like bruxisum, daytime clenching of the teeth, nail biting were noted in 22 (44%) patients, difficult extractions in 3(6%) patients and orthodontic treatment in 3(6%) patients while in 17 (34%) cases associated features were unknown. Pain was the presenting complaint of all the patients (100%) followed by clicking sounds in 56% and trismus in 44% of the cases. Conclusion: Parafunctional habits, difficult extractions and orthodontic treatment were related with TMPD in this study and nearly all of these factors reflect the stress affecting the TMJ.
Development and Validation of the Comprehensive Falls Risk Screening Instrument

ABSTRACT Annually, one in three older adults experiences a fall. Falls can lead to death, disability, and/or decreased health-related quality of life (HRQL). Objectives: To validate the Comprehensive Falls Risk Screening Instrument (CFRSI). Methods: Data were collected on 286 older adults (M age in years = 74.2 ± 10.0). The CFRSI total falls risk score was compared to subscale scores, the Physical Activity Scale for the Elderly (PASE), the Functional Status Index (FSI), and HRQL (SF-36, PCS, and Mental Component Summary (MCS)) scores. Results: The total CFRSI falls risk score was associated with all subscales (r = 0.25, p < 0.01 to r = 0.69, p < 0.01), PASE (r = −0.30, p < 0.01), FSI (r = 0.30, p < 0.01), and SF-36 PCS and MCS scores (r = −0.44, p < 0.01 to r = −0.24, p = 0.03, respectively). Fallers (n = 90) had a higher total falls risk score (M = 41.03 ± 9.38) than nonfallers (n = 188, M = 34.06 ± 10.05, t [276] = 5.53, p < 0.001). The most important predictor of falling status was only the history risk score (r = 0.96). Strong association of variables supports the construct validation of the CFRSI. The CFRSI is a valid comprehensive measure of falls risk that allows for identification of older adults who are at risk for falls and the specific areas that should be targeted for falls prevention.
Measurement of variability in Holter tape R-R intervals for patients with congestive heart failure

Detection of abnormal patterns in twenty-four hour Holter tapes is difficult because of the large number of data points. A method is described for plotting these points so that variability differences can be detected. In addition to the graphical method, a rapid means of quantifying these results is presented. This measurement is also relevant to determination of stability or chaos in these systems. <<ETX>>
Remote Conference Interpreting Using ISDN Videotelephone: A Requirements Analysis and Feasibility Study

The introduction of videocommunications via the Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN) offers the potential of significant changes in the working conditions of a variety of professions including conference interpreters. A study was conducted aiming at identifying the special videocommunications requirements of professional conference interpreters and establishing whether ISDN videotelephony offers a sufficient audio bandwidth and image resolution to support the interpreters in their work. To this aim, a requirements analysis was conducted and four videotelephony systems were set up each implementing a different ISDN combination of audio bandwidth and picture quality. Five professional interpreters took part in the study. Each performed a simultaneous interpretation task of 30 minutes under each of the four conditions (set-ups). Stimulus material to be interpreted consisted of videotapes of conference presentations and TV interviews. Data on the dependent variables (task difficulty, benefits of the picture, sound quality, Social Presence, performance, and acceptance) were collected by means of questionnaires. The most important conclusion is that remote interpreting using ISDN videotelephony is possible only at a cost in terms of both increased fatigue and less satisfaction of the interpreters with their work. Remote interpreting requires at least the image quality that can be provided by a 384 kbit/s transmission rate (until better coding algorithms are available for lower transmission rates) and an audio bandwidth of at least 7 kHz. It is further recommended to conduct a field study with standardized interpreting equipment using more realistic input material.