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The Use of the Proper Orthogonal Decomposition for the Characterization of the Dynamic Response of Structures Due to Wind Loading

This thesis presents a study of the wind load forces and their influence on the response of structures. The study is based on the capacity of the Proper Orthogonal Decomposition method (POD) to identify and extract organized patterns that are hidden or embedded inside a complex field. Technically this complex field is defined as a multi-variate random process, which in wind engineering is represented by unsteady pressure signals recorded on multiple points of the surface of a structure. The POD method thus transforms the multi-variate random pressure field into a sequence of load shapes that are uncorrelated with each other. The effect of each uncorrelated load shape on the structural response is relatively easy to evaluate and the individual contributions can be added linearly afterwards. Additionally, since each uncorrelated load shape is associated with a percentage of the total energy involved in the loading process, it is possible to neglect those load shapes with low energy content. Furthermore, the load shapes obtained with the POD often reveal physical flow structures, like vortex shedding, oscillations of shear layers, etc. This later property can be used in conjunction with classical results in fluid mechanics to theorize about the physical nature of different flow mechanics and their interactions. The POD method is well suited to be used in conjunction with the classical modal analysis, not only to calculate the structural response for a given pressure field but to observe the details of the wind-structure interaction. A detailed and complete application is presented here but the methodology is very general since it can be applied to any recorded pressure field and for any type of structure.
Factors associated with postural control in nursing home residents

Decline of the sensory and motor systems in older people negatively affects postural control. This increases the risk of falls, which is dangerous for older people in long-term care. Being aware of the quality of postural control and the factors affecting it among elderly people, is crucial in implementing an effective fall-prevention program. This study aimed to measure postural control and the demographic, health-related, and functional factors presumed to be correlated with it among nursing home residents. Another aim was to find valid screening tools based on these factors.Seventy one nursing home residents were included. Postural control was measured using the Berg Balance Scale. Grip strength, the 30-s chair stand test, and the Timed Up and Go test were used to measure global muscle strength, and functional mobility, respectively. The results of these functional tests were dichotomized using age-specific reference values.Postural control was significantly worse in those who did not reach the age-specific reference values in any of the three functional tests. Effect sizes were large for functional mobility and medium for muscle strength. Multimorbidity and gender had no effect on postural control in our sample.Among nursing home residents, postural control is related to functional mobility and muscle strength. Thus, routine testing of these skills among elderly people is an important task of the physiotherapist.
Comparison of Anti-acne Property of Carbopol Gels

Skin is the body is the largest organ and is the protective covering of the body. It is responsible for the normal functions like protection of the organs, healthy maintenance of the body and shaping and stretching. The skin is exposed to various types of stress like allergy-causing agents, disease-causing microorganisms etc. Medicinal plants are valuable resources that are known to the man from many generations that promote beauty and health. They are called as cosmeceuticals. These have various chemical constituents that promote beauty by reducing the acnes and killing the bacteria that causes and grow in the acnes. Anti-acne gels were prepared using the ethanol extracts of the plant Tulsi and Need incorporating the tea tree oil as a standard antioxidant. These were prepared, and the pH of the formulations was almost neutral to the skin and are stable in a stress test too. The anti-bacterial property of the gels was investigated in two methods, disc diffusion and turbidity method. The results showed a better activity of the formulations compared with tulsi and the standard antibiotic drug.
UNIFORM INDIRECT BOUNDARY CONTROLLABILITY OF SEMI-DISCRETE 1-d COUPLED WAVE EQUATIONS

In this paper, we treat the problem of uniform exact boundary controllability for the finite-difference space semi-discretization of the 1-d coupled wave equations with a control acting only in one equation. First, we show how, after filtering the high frequencies of the discrete initial data in an appropriate way, we can construct a sequence of uniformly (with respect to the mesh size) bounded controls. Thus, we prove that the weak limit of the aforementioned sequence is a control for the continuous system. The proof of our results is based on the moment method and on the construction of an explicit biorthogonal sequence.
Carbon forms , nutrients and water velocity filter hydrophyte and riverbank species 3 differently : A trait-based study 4 5 Running title : Community assembly of macrophytes in rivers 6 7

35 36 Questions: The majority of theories of trait-based plant community assembly have been 37 developed and tested predominantly in terrestrial ecosystems. Studies investigating the 38 functional trait composition of aquatic plant communities and their relation to environmental 39 determinants remain scarce. Macrophytes are essential components of aquatic ecosystems, 40 and a more detailed knowledge of their trait-based assembly is crucial for their management. 41 We identified how plant functional traits respond to environmental gradients in streams and 42 rivers. 43 44 Methods : We studied the processes governing community assembly along major 45 environmental gradients related to carbon and nutrient limiting factors as well as physical 46 strain. We used six continuous traits (leaf area, specific leaf area, leaf dry matter content, 47 seed weight, seed shape, woodiness) and calculated community weighted mean and 48 standardised effect size of functional diversity for each community. We then used stepwise 49 regression analyses for each trait along the environmental gradients to test which 50 environmental factors explain the changes in community weighted mean and functional 51 diversity. All analyses were conducted for aquatic (hydato-helophyte) and riverbank species 52 separately. 53 Results : We found that the effect of environmental filtering significantly increased toward 54 higher pH, indicating the response of functional traits to carbon limitation. Our results 55 showed trait convergence among riverbank species in rivers with higher productivity. Larger 56 functional diversity (i.e. trait divergence) among hydato-helophyte species suggests an 57 increase in the diversity of resource acquisition strategies under higher productivity. 58 Conclusions : Here we have shown that the functional trait distribution of aquatic and 59 riverbank plant communities respond to major environmental drivers related to nutrient and 60 carbon availability. The understanding of how community assembly mechanisms varied 61 along environmental gradients might be useful when proposing future management and 62 restoration plans and actions towards the conservation of the aquatic vegetation in streams 63 and rivers. use strategies and adaptations to occupy different habitats. We found the greatest most consistent changes of trait composition and diversity along the stream size, and gradients, which underpins the importance of the leaf economic spectrum LDMC) and two resources: indicate
Temporal Coherence Analysis for Intelligent Headlight Control

During nighttime high beams are sparsely used by drivers even when required by the traffic situation. Thus, the intelligent automatic control of vehicles' headlight is of great relevance. Since dazzling other drivers must be avoided, detection of oncoming and preceding vehicles is required. The detection must reach such a long distance that only camera based approaches are reliable. In this case, to detect a vehicle means identifying its head or tail lights. The main challenge is to distinguish these lights from reflections due to infrastructure elements. In order to confront such a challenge we have developed a nighttime vehicle detection system whose core is a novel classifier-based module which can label each detected target as vehicle or non-vehicle. However, in general it is unrealistic to assume a classifier, or a set of them, providing the perfect detection rate and no false alarms. Therefore, we propose to explore the temporal coherence of the targets clas- sification. The usual approach to implement such a coherence analysis requires multi-target tracking. However, tracking is itself a non error-free difficult task. Thus, in this paper we present a different alternative which doesn't require tracking. In particular, we propose a novel confidence accumulation space where the different targets vote according to a confidence value they obtain from the classifier-based module. Targets reaching a predefined threshold in that space are labelled as vehicle and they keep this label according to a hysteresis process. Current results show that this space allows to properly classify clear targets using one single frame, while only a few frames are required for those targets whose type is more difficult to discern.
Precast workflow productivity measurement through BIM adoption

Building information modelling (BIM) is acknowledged globally as a key computer-aided technology that expedites construction productivity enhancements. Consequently, the utilisation of BIM has been gaining precedence in Singapore’s construction industry during the past few years, aiding enhanced project management. Productivity improvement has been a concern for the construction industry in Singapore in the last decade, and the method of measuring productivity improvement is one of the major issues. This study adopts a quantitative research and development approach to determine the impact of BIM on the productivity of Singapore’s precast industry. On the basis of the observations of the authors on the workflows followed by three precast firms in Singapore, this study aims to propose and apply a fuzzy mapping technique to measure productivity improvement; furthermore, it also identifies the constrictions in the present workflow and proposed an improved workflow to address the prevalent constraints to facil.
(Revised Version) Privacy-preserving Smart IoT-based Healthcare Big Data Storage and Self-adaptive Access Control System

In this paper, a privacy-preserving smart IoT-based healthcare big data storage system with self-adaptive access control is proposed. The aim is to ensure the security of patients’ healthcare data, realize access control for normal and emergency scenarios, and support smart deduplication to save the storage space in big data storage system. The medical files generated by the healthcare IoT network are encrypted and transferred to the storage system, which can be securely shared among the healthcare staff from different medical domains leveraging a cross-domain access control policy. The traditional access control technology allows the authorized data users to decrypt patient’s sensitive medical data, but also hampers the first-aid treatment when the patient’s life is threatened because the on-site first-aid personnel are not permitted to get patient’s historical medical data. To deal with this dilemma, we propose a secure system to devise a novel two-fold access control mechanism, which is self-adaptive for both normal and emergency situations. In normal application, the healthcare staff with proper attribute secret keys can have the data access privilege; in emergency application, patien∗Corresponding author: Xianghan Zheng Email addresses: yang.yang. research@gmail.com (Yang Yang), xianghan.zheng@fzu.edu. cn (Xianghan Zheng), guowenzhong@fzu.edu. cn (Wenzhong Guo), snbnix@gmail.com (Ximeng Liu), ic.victor. chang@gmail.com (Victor Chang) Preprint submitted to Information Sciences December 26, 2017 t’s historical medical data can be recovered using a password-based break-glass access mechanism. To save the storage overhead in the big data storage system, a secure deduplication method is designed to eliminate the duplicate medical files with identical data, which may be encrypted with different access policies. A highlight of this smart secure deduplication method is that the remaining medical file after the deduplication can be accessed by all the data users authorized by the different original access policies. This smart healthcare big data storage system is formally proved secure, and extensive comparison and simulations demonstrate its efficiency.
(2020). A potential post-perovskite province in D'' beneath the Eastern Pacific: Evidence from new analysis of discrepant SKS-SKKS shear-wave splitting. 2075–2090.

a new approach combines a derived from the minimisation approach for measuring shear-wave with an existing splitting combined approach we identify 30 SKS-SKKS event-station pairs as discrepant. These predominantly along a backazimuth range of 260° 290°. our results we interpret a region of anisotropy in D (cid:48)(cid:48) beneath the Eastern Paciﬁc, characterised by null SKS and mean delay time of 1 15 s in SKKS. These measurements corroborate and expand upon previous observations made using SKS-SKKS and S-ScS phase in this Our preferred explanation for this anisotropy is the lattice-preferred orientation 28 (LPO) of post-perovskite. A plausible mechanism for the deformation causing this 29 anisotropy is the impingement of subducted material from the Farallon slab at the core- 30 mantle boundary. 31
Retail Executives’ Professional Learning

The research question that is addressed in this article is the following: what do the executives from small retailing firms learn in their work environment? The theoretical framework of the study is based on texts from the field of learning. This is a qualitative investigation. Ten interviews with clothing retail executives were carried out. Later, these interviews were transcribed and analyzed. In the data analysis stage, two categories were established in response to the research question. Regarding the first, respondents perceived difficulties (problems) in their work environments and obtained specific information and knowledge in order to deal with these situations. So as to overcome different professional difficulties, respondents learned about colors and types of fabric and about certain manufacturing process aspects referring to the clothing sold by their companies. They also declared to have learned about their companies’ suppliers and about certain issues referring to sales, and to the accounting and the financial management of their companies. The second category refers to a change in some of the respondents’ habits. This learning content refers to predispositions to respond and/ or act in situations at their work environments. Respondents reported having changed the way they related to other people. They emphasized that they had learned how to interact with the employees at their stores and how to carry out supervision. Differently from other studies, we found that the retailers’ learning (individual learning) affected their companies’ learning (organizational learning) through changes in certain aspects of the analyzed companies’ organizational structures.
The optimisation of methadone dosing whilst treating with rifampicin: a pharmacokinetic study

26 Background: The use of oral methadone in opioid substitution treatment (OST) for the management of opioid use disorder is established clinical practice. Confounding treatment is 28 the increased risks of contracting Mycobacterium tuberculosis , the mainstay treatment of which 29 incorporates the potent CYP 2B6 inducer rifampicin. 30 Methods: This study applied pharmacokinetic modelling using virtual clinical trials, to 31 pharmacokinetically quantify the extent and impact of rifampicin-mediated drug-drug 32 interactions (DDI) on methadone plasma concentrations. An R-methadone model was 33 developed and validated against 11 retrospective clinical studies prior to use in all subsequent 34 studies. The aims were to investigate: (i) the impact of the DDI on daily methadone doses of 35 60 mg, 90 mg and 120 mg; (ii) dose escalation during rifampicin and (iii) dose reduction 36 following rifampicin cessation. 37 Results: A dose increase to 160 mg daily during rifampicin treatment phases was required to 38 maintain peak methadone plasma concentrations within a derived therapeutic window of 80- 39 700 ng/mL. Dose escalation prior to rifampicin initiation was not required and resulted in an 40 increase in subjects with supra-therapeutic concentrations. However, during rifampicin 41 cessation, a dose reduction of 10 mg every 2 days commencing prior to rifampicin cessation, 42 ensured that most patients possessed a peak methadone plasma concentration within an optimal 43 therapeutic window. Implications : Rifampicin significantly alters methadone plasma concentrations and necessitates dose adjustments. Daily doses of almost double those used perhaps more commonly in clinical practice are required for optimal plasma concentration and careful consideration of dose reduction strategies be the deinduction phase.
FACTORS AFFECTING ICT USAGE IN CLASS: AN EXPLORATION OF TEACHERS’ PERCEPTIONS

Undoubtedly information and communication technology (ICT) has become a strategic alternative for Higher education in this globalized world. This requires University teachers to be proficient in the ICT usage. Previous researches focused on variables directly linked with teachers thus showing the weak ICT integration level especially in Western settings. This study aimed to identify the factors which affected the use of ICT tools and intended to explore the perceptions of university teachers about ICT. For this, “Information and Communication Technology Usage Survey” scale was administered to university teachers of the Punjab. All university teachers of the Punjab were included into population of the study. Two stage sampling technique was used, at first stage the universities were selected proportionately from total eighteen universities chartered by the government of Punjab. Thirty percent of population i.e., five universities formed the sample. These five universities were selected randomly through lottery method. At second stage teachers were selected through random sampling. Descriptive statistics, Pearson Correlation Coefficient and t-test were used to analyze the data. The results indicate that large number of teachers had access to computers as well as to internet at home and workplace. The results also showed that teachers had high level of perceived expertise in using multiple software of computer, mainly in word, excel, power point, using search engines and emailing. The results also indicate that although they had high level of expertise in using computer software, they usually preferred to use blackboard as supporting teaching medium. The results also indicated a positive relationship between self-efficacy belief and perceived expertise level for using computers.
CHARACTERIZATION AND IN VITRO EXPRESSION OF THE CYTOCHROME b-559 GENES OF BARLEY I. LOCALIZATION AND SEQUENCE OF THE GENES

The psbE and psbF genes encoding the 9.4 and 4.4 kD apoproteins of cytochrome b-559 have been located in the chloroplast genome of barley. As in other plant species they are found adjacent to each other in the large single copy region of the chloroplast DNA. Both the nucleotide sequence and the deduced amino acid sequence for the two polypeptides are identical to that of wheat and more than 95% similar to those of spinach, tobacco and Oenothera. The region between the two genes spans 10 nucleotides (excluding the stopcodon) and contains a typical procaryotic ribosomal binding site. A dicistronic transcript is identified, but the presence of a ribosomal binding site between the two genes may allow independent translation.
Reliability and Validity of the Hypoxico 1 Everest Summit II Altitude Generator 2

The Hypoxico Everest Summit II Altitude Generator produces normobaric hypoxic 51 conditions, which are commonly used in altitude acclimation. Despite being used 52 routinely within applied sport science, this system is yet to be independently validated. 53 Thus, the aim of this study was to explore within- and between-day inter- and intra- 54 machine reliability and validity. Two Hypoxico Everest Summit II Altitude Generators 55 were investigated for six altitude settings in a randomised order (0.5, 3.0, 5.5, 8.0, 56 10.5, 12.0). Following institutional ethics approval, Hypoxico generated air was 57 sequentially pumped into three Douglas bags, each with a 1-min collection period. 58 Samples were collected on eight occasions, measuring inter- and intra-machine 59 reliability, both within-day (9AM – 2PM) and between-day (48-h) with samples 60 analysed to determine FiO 2 (%) and volume (L·min -1 ). Coefficient of variation (CV) was 61 calculated for FiO 2 and volume for each altitude setting. Mean CV for FiO 2 did not 62 exceed 0.42% within-day, 0.49% between-day, and 0.81% inter-machine. Volume 63 mean CV did not exceed 0.85% within-day, 0.91% between-day, and 1.17% inter- 64 machine. One-sampled t-tests were conducted comparing Hypoxico reference values 65 with collected samples using equivalent FiO 2 for each altitude setting with a Bonferroni 66 corrected significance set at P < 0.004 . Settings 3.0, 5.5, 8.0, 10.5, and 12.0 all 67 produced significantly different ( P < 0.001 ) FiO 2 concentrations than the reference 68 values stated (-0.51, -0.97, -0.72, +0.41, and +0.40%, respectively). Altitude setting 69 and 1-min volume had an inverse relationship. All settings produced a significantly 70 lower ( P < 0.001 ) volume by 21.80 to 35.40 L·min -1 as compared to the company’s 71 claim of 126.6 L·min -1 . The Hypoxico Everest Summit II produced a reliable and 72 consistent air feed; however, the manufacturer’s reference values demonstrated poor agreement with machine produced FiO 2 and volume. Therefore, it is recommended that athletes, practitioners and researchers self-validate the altitude generator post- warm-up using an accurate oxygen sensor for accuracy and safety purposes.
Recent progress in the development of genetically encoded Ca indicators

Genetically encoded calcium indicators (GECIs) are powerful tools to monitor the dynamics of calcium ion (Ca2+) in living cells and organisms. With the help of GFP technology and DNA engineering, a dozen sets of GECIs have been developed so far. Their application has been widely extended into the analysis at the subcellular local, single and population of cell. In the past decades, GECIs have been dramatically improved in their performance and are becoming more and more useful for live imaging. In this review, the progress in the development of GECIs is discussed by introducing the history and emerging GECIs, which would help the selection of the appropriate GECI for a given application. J. Med. Invest. 62 : 24-28, February, 2015
Isoform Abolishes 5-Aminoimidazole-4-carboxamide-1- -4- ribofuranoside- but Not Contraction-induced Glucose Uptake in Skeletal Muscle*

From the ‡Copenhagen Muscle Research Centre, Department of Human Physiology, Institute of Exercise and Sport Sciences, 13 Universitetsparken, University of Copenhagen, DK-2100 Copenhagen, Denmark, ¶Institut Cochin, INSERM, CNRS, Rene Descartes University, Department of Genetic, Development, and Molecular Pathology, 24 Rue du Faubourg Saint Jacques, 75014 Paris, France, and Copenhagen Muscle Research Centre, Department for Molecular Muscle Biology, Section 9312, Rigshospitalet, 20 Juliane Mariesvej, DK-2100 Copenhagen, Denmark