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Impact of Fine Particulate Matter on Visibility at Incheon International Airport, South Korea

ABSTRACT Low visibility at an airport causes significant flight delays, thereby reducing the airport’s capacity. To better understand its contributing factors, the present study examined the visibility at Incheon International Airport, South Korea, and its relationship with meteorological conditions as well as particulate matter (PM; viz., PM2.5 and PM10) concentrations for the period of 2015–2017. A censored regression model was developed to quantitatively describe the changes in visibility, and the results demonstrated that the visibility was more strongly correlated with the concentration of PM2.5 than PM10. Specifically, the decrease in visibility was primarily determined by the interaction between PM2.5 and meteorological factors, such as fog, haze, high temperatures, low relative humidity, and weak wind speed. A severe fog event during March 2018 was applied as a test case to validate this regression model, which estimated that the PM10 and PM2.5 impaired the visibility by approximately 8.0 km (3.2 km and 4.8 km due to PM10 and PM2.5, respectively) at Incheon International Airport during hazy conditions. Our findings reveal that the concentration of PM2.5 and its interaction with meteorological factors must be considered when diagnosing and predicting reduced visibility.
Temporal and spatial use of resources by black swans (Cygnus atratus) on the Vasse-Wonnerup wetlands

Black swans are large herbivorous waterbirds with a dietary preference for submerged aquatic plants. They are endemic to Australia and are known to be opportunistic in their use of habitat. The largest regular breeding colony of black swans in the south west of Western Australia occurs in the Ramsar listed Vasse-Wonnerup wetlands. Although home to large numbers of waterbirds, it is a highly eutrophic and modified system and little is known about the effect of water management decisions on waterbird ecology. Therefore, the aim of this study was to determine the main drivers of temporal and spatial black swan abundance over an annual cycle, and the seasonal composition of black swan diet. Seasonal swan counts were conducted (5 counts per season; in all seasons) across ten sites, where abundance, activity and use of habitat were recorded. To determine seasonal composition of swan diet, faecal samples were collected in all seasons and analysed using microscopy and molecular genetics (DNA). Results showed there was a significant difference between both regional (F4,80 = 11.02, p< 0.001) and seasonal swan abundance (F3,80 = 80.11, p< 0.001), with mean swan abundance highest in winter (n=2073) and spring (n=1960) (summer n=245; autumn n=360). The proportion of plant material in swan faecal matter varied seasonally, with macrophytes found in greater proportions to other plants in spring (X2/4 = 67.75, p < 0.001). In contrast, Lamprothamnium macropogon and samphire plants were found in higher proportions than all other plants in autumn (X2/4 = 101.32, p < 0.001) and winter (X2/4 = 28.06, p < 0.001). Lamprothamnium macropogon and salt marsh plants such as samphires are important components of black swan diet, particularly in the absence of submerged aquatic plants. These results have important implications for wetland management, because they show the importance of fringing salt marsh vegetation for swan populations. As salt marsh habitat is a threatened ecological community, these results emphasize the importance of protecting this vegetation, not just at this site but the Swan Coastal Plain and Australia more broadly.
Effect of Nutrition and Castration on carcass Measurements, Wholesale Cuts and Carcass Composition of Male Desert Goats

The experiment was conducted in desert goats to evaluate the effect of nutrition and castration on carcass measurements, wholesale cuts and carcass composition of male desert goats. Seventy two male desert goats aged 4-5 months and weighing 12.1Kg were used in this experiment. The goats were divided randomly into three groups; each group (24 goats) was subdivided into two sub groups (12 goats) in Factorial experimental randomized design. The results revealed that nutrition and castration had no significant effect (p>0.05) on carcass length. Internal chest length, external chest length, distal foreleg length, proximal foreleg length, proximal hind leg length, foreleg circumference, hind leg circumference and eye muscle area were significantly affected (p 0.05) on these measurements. Forequarter, rack, breast percentages had significantly affected (p 0.05) on these cuts except loin cut percentage. Carcass dissected revealed that nutrition had greater muscle, bone and fat compared with grazing group. On the other hand, castration had no significant effect (p>0.05) on carcass composition except muscle to fat ratio where significantly affected (p<0.05) by castration and interaction of nutrition and castration.
Effectiveness of exercise on pain and disability related to myofascial pain: a systematic review

Question: Among people with myofascial pain, does exercise reduce the intensity of the pain and disability? Design: Systematic review of randomised and quasi-randomised controlled trials. Participants: People with myofascial pain of any duration. Intervention: Exercise versus minimal or no intervention and exercise versus other intervention. Outcome measures: Pain intensity and disability. Results: Eight studies involving 255 participants were included. Pooled estimates from six studies showed statistically significant effects of exercise when compared with minimal or no intervention (support and encouragement or no treatment) on pain intensity at short-term follow-up. The weighted mean difference in pain intensity due to exercise was –1.2 points (95% CI –2.3 to –0.1) on a 0 to 10 scale. Pooled estimates from two studies showed a non-significant effect of exercise when compared with other interventions (electrotherapy or dry needling) on pain intensity at short-term follow-up. The weighted mean difference in pain intensity due to exercise instead of other therapies was 0.4 points (95% CI –0.3 to 1.1) on a 0 to 10 scale. Individual studies reported no significant effects of exercise on disability compared with minimal intervention (–0.4, 95% CI –1.3 to 0.5) and other interventions (0.0, 95% CI –0.8 to 0.8) at short-term follow-up. Sensitivity analysis suggested that combining stretching and strengthening achieves greater short-term effects on pain intensity compared with minimal or no intervention (–2.3, 95% CI –4.1 to –0.5). Conclusion: There is very low-quality evidence that exercise has positive small-to-moderate effects on pain intensity at short-term follow-up in people with myofascial pain. A combination of stretching and strengthening exercises seems to achieve greater effects. These estimates may change with future high-quality studies. [Mata Diz JB, de Souza JRLM, Leopoldino AAO, Oliveira VC (2016) Effectiveness of exercise on pain and disability related to myofascial pain: a systematic review. Journal of Physiotherapy XX: XX-XX] 2016 Australian Physiotherapy Association. Published by Elsevier B.V. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). J o u r n a l o f PHYSIOTHERAPY jou r nal h o mep age: w ww.els evier . co m/lo c ate / jp hys
Preparation and Physicochemical Characterization of Atorvastatin Choline Salt and its Potential for Transdermal Permeation

آتورفاستاتين كالسيوم مادة دوائية من مجموعة الستاتين مضادة لارتفاع الدهون في الجسم وتوافرها الحيوي قليل. ذكرت الدراسات السابقة طرقا لتحسين ذائبية الاتورفاستاتين. في هذه الدراسة تم تحضير الاتورفاستاتين على شكل ملح الكولين بغرض تحسين ذائبية الاتورفاستاتين وبالتالي تحسين قابلية الإمتصاص عبر الجلد. كذلك تم تحضير معقدات من ملح المنتج (اتورفاستاتين – كولين) مع الهيدروكسي بروبل بيتا سايكلوديكسترين. تم فحص الخصائص الصيدلانية للمواد المصنعة. تم في هذه الدراسة استخدام تقنية ثنائي الأبعاد لحسم الخلاف في تحديد الاشارات الخاصة للبروتونات في مادة الاتورفاستاتين وقد كان لذلك أثر كبير في فهم بناء الملح المتكون. وأظهرت النتائج المختلفة تكون ملح الكولين ومعقد الهيدروكسي بيتا سايكلودكسترين. كان للاتورفاستاتين كولين نتائج أفضل من حيث الذائبية بالمقارنة مع الاتورفاستاتين. كما تغير معامل توزع من 1. 86للاتورفاستاتين الى 1.16 للاتورفاستاتين كولين. فكان لذلك أثر إيجابي على النفاذية عبر الجلد حيث كانت لملح الكولين أربعة أضعاف النفاذية للاتورفاستاتين. اما المعقد فلم يكن له تأثير إيجابي على النفاذية.
THE INFLUENCE OF INJURY RELATED PATIENT EDUCATION ON PAIN PERCEPTION AND MOOD STATES IN RECREATIONAL ATHLETES

David Stodden, Advisor The purpose of this study was to investigate the influence of injury-related patient education on the pain perception and mood states of recreational athletes. Participants were recruited from a sports medicine clinic and included recreational athletes over the age of 18 who suffered a musculoskeletal injury. A repeated measures design was used to examine participants pain perception and mood state at two separate occasions during the physician consultation. Both the control and experimental group participants completed the pain perception and mood state assessments prior to the physician consultation. The control group completed the second assessment after the physical exam but prior to the patient education. The experimental group completed the second assessment after both the physical exam and the patient education. MANOVA was used to determine the effects of patient education on pain perception and mood states. Results demonstrated a main effect for time among all participants (F(4,35) = 5.18, p = . 002); however, patient education did not have a significant effect of pain perception and mood states between the control and experimental group (F(4,35) = 1.17, p = . 340). Three possible explanations for these results include: (a) patient education does not have an effect on pain perception or mood state during the beginning phases of rehabilitation; (b) cognitive appraisal, which was not assessed in this study, plays a role in the effect of patient education on pain perception and mood state; or (c) simply meeting with a medical professional may have a more profound effect on the psychological aspects of injury than simply the informational content of patient education.
The Evolution Study Of 6-Cysteine Family Member Protein of Plasmodium sp. As a Potential Drug Candidate Against Malaria Infection

The increase of current antimalarial drug resistance was reported and lead to the greatest threats to malaria control; therefore, new methods should be applied to encounter this problem. Although the protein evolution study of Plasmodium may contain valuable information in finding a new antimalarial drug candidate, the cross-species antimalaria drug cannot be made because there is no sufficient information regarding the protein evolution between human-infecting and non- infectious Plasmodium. In this study, data mining from PlasmoDB discovers several proteins shared by Plasmodium where some of them include in a 6-Cysteine protein family. Previous studies revealed that 3 of 6-Cysteine family members (P41, P48/45, and P230) could be used as a vaccine candidate. From this information, the evolution properties and the characteristics of these proteins were further analyzed. Protein sequences of 6-Cysteine protein family members were retrieved from plasmoDB and the GenBank. Maximum likelihood phylogenetic tree and time trees were then constructed by using MEGAX, protein domain analysis was done by using InterPro, and all tertiary structures of these proteins were predicted by using PHYRE2. Phylogenetic tree and time tree analysis showed that the human-infecting and the non-infectious Plasmodium have a different cluster and evolutionary rates. Furthermore, several domains that can be used vaccine targets were found in P41, P48/45, and P230, such as transmembrane, signal peptide, and a coiled-coil domain. Tertiary structure prediction also revealed a different characteristic of these proteins. Thus, our findings provide valuable information to support the development of the cross-species antimalaria vaccine using 6-Cysteine protein family members. Keywords: 6-Cysteine, drug target, protein domain, protein evolution, tertiary structure, Plasmodium
Evaluation of extracts of Caryocar brasiliense (Caryocaraceae) for theirinsecticidal potential on Lutzomyia longipalpis (Diptera, Psychodidae), themain vector of visceral leishmaniasis in brazil.

In Brazil, kala-azar or Visceral Leishmaniasis (VL) is a parasitic disease with a high degree of lethality, transmitted to humans mainly by sandflies belonging to the species Lutzomyia longipalpis. The search for alternative products for the elimination of this vector aims to minimize the impacts caused by the synthetic insecticides used by the control programs. Therefore, the insecticidal activity of Caryocar brasiliense plant extracts on Lutzomyia longipalpis was evaluated in this study. Methods: Hydroethanolic and cyclohexane extracts of leaves and bark were obtained at concentrations of 50, 100, 200 and 400 mg/mL. Thirty sand flies were exposed to the. Read More
Factors associated with Life Satisfaction among Older Adults in Korea according to Living Arrangements

Purpose: This study utilized secondary data and investigated the factors associated with life satisfaction by living arrangements among community-dwelling adults aged 65 years or older in Korea. Methods: A total of 2,134 participants were selected from the 2014 Korean Longitudinal Study of Aging (KLoSA). Univariable and multivariable logistic regression were used for data analysis. Results: The significant factors associated with life satisfaction in older adults living with others were education level (odds ratio [OR] 1.73, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.41~ 2.11), place of residence in medium-size city (OR 1.57, 95% CI 1.25~1.97), place of residence in rural town(OR 1.52, 95% CI 1.19~1.95), depression (OR 2.99, 95% CI 2.43~3.68), frequency of contact with neighbors (OR 1.39, 95% CI 1.10~1.76), and social participation (OR 1.48, 95% CI 1.14~1.93). In contrast, factors associated with life satisfaction among older adults living alone were education level (OR 1.93, 95% CI 1.15~3.24) and depression (OR 2.49, 95% CI 1.48~4.19). Conclusion: These findings indicated that nursing interventions for improving life satisfaction among older adults should take into account their specific living arrangements.
The Impact of Spelling Errors on

Second language (L2) writing assessments seldom allow a spellchecker and often have a time limit. Naturally, test takers often submit responses with spelling errors. However, little is known about whether and how spelling errors in test taker responses affect trained raters’ scoring decisions. In this study, we investigated the impact of spelling errors on trained raters’ holistic evaluation of response quality. We selected 148 responses to four L2 writing tasks and created error-free versions of the responses by correcting spelling errors in the original responses. Both the original and corrected responses were randomly assigned to trained raters, who scored the responses according to the same holistic scoring rubrics. We compared the resulting scores of original and corrected responses to gauge the impact of spelling errors. We also examined whether the impact of spelling errors varied across different task types and spelling error characteristics. The results showed that the spelling error correction led to an average of more than a half score point increase. The score gains from the error correction varied across task types and the quantity of corrected errors. These findings have multiple implications, including suggestions for rater training and assessment development.
Deep generative models for combined population and job synthesis

Population synthesis is an essential step when modelling transport demand. In this paper, we consider a problem of generating population on a very detailed level which includes origins and destinations of the agents among other socio-demographic characteristics. To model this high-dimensional distribution, we propose to use generative approaches based on artiﬁcial neural networks from the deep learning area. As a case study based on a large travel survey data from Denmark, we show that the Generative Adversarial Network (GAN) and the Variational Au-toEncoder (VAE) are capable of producing synthetic populations which statistical properties are in good agreement with the observed data.
Hand Transplants and Bodily Integrity

In this article, we present an analysis of bodily integrity in hand transplants from a phenomenological narrative perspective, while drawing on two contrasting case stories. We consider bodily integrity as the subjective bodily experience of wholeness which, instead of referring to actual bodily intactness, involves a positive identification with one’s physical body. Bodily mutilations, such as the loss of a hand, may severely affect one’s bodily integrity. A possible restoration of one’s experience of wholeness requires a process of re-identification. Medical interventions, such as a hand transplant, may improve the possibility of a successful re-identification. However, since the experience of wholeness does not refer simply to physical intactness or impairment, the choice for medical intervention should not be based merely upon the degree of physical mutilation. It should also be based upon the degree to which a person fails in re-identifying with his or her mutilated body. We argue that a normalizing operation is only ethically justifiable if the intervention enables the person to be the body he or she has.
Implementation of an Improved Watershed Algorithm in a Virtex 5 Platform

Watershed transform, as was described by Vincent and Soille, is a segmentation algorithm based on a flooding process of the gradient image, which is observed as a topographic surface. Watershed transform aims at finding the peaks in this surface and identifying them as image contours. This algorithm is used in many applications for its flexibility. However, its main limitation is the over segmentation. In this paper, we will try to overcome this limitation. The enhancement phase is based on filtering the original image by an anisotropic diffusion filter and then quantizing the gradient image. For evaluation, the improved algorithm is applied on an empirical basis for image segmentation research in order to be compared with other segmentation algorithms. Simulation results prove the effectiveness of our algorithm. Watershed algorithm is used in medical field in order to extract areas of interest in an image representing a section bone. Finally, the implementation phase in a Virtex 5 is based on the co design methodology. The synthesis results show that the performance of the developed design is 130 MHz and the hardware occupation is about 78% for an image of size of 256*256.
Performance of OFDM SYSTEM under High Doppler Spread

It is necessary to consider fast varying channel for Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) system when OFDM symbols are transmitted over a frequency selective time varying fading channel. The time variations of channel during one OFDM symbol destroy the orthogonality of different subcarriers and result Inter Carrier Interference (ICI), which results in degradation of system performance. To solve this problem, the OFDM symbols are designed in such a way so that the performance degradation caused by ICI can be avoided. A simple and efficient technique is proposed to design the OFDM symbols based on eigen values of time varying channel. This method is described as Channel Matched OFDM (CMOFDM). Performance comparison between conventional OFDM and proposed matched filter based CMOFDM receiver structure under the same channel conditions are provided. The system performance is measured in terms of BER. The results show that the new technique is better over the conventional OFDM receiver in suppressing ICI in OFDM system. General Terms Performance, Design, Theory.
Hashtag activism and the configuration of counterpublics: Dutch animal welfare debates on Twitter

ABSTRACT Social media platforms provide major opportunities for online activism and the emergence of digital counterpublics. Research on counterpublics has focused on actors and their narrative strategies aiming at deconstructing dominant discourses. Less attention has been paid to how the interplay between actors and platform-specific functions affects the configurations and therewith also the success of digital counterpublics. Existing studies mainly rely on determining up front which topics, actor characteristics, or arguments constitute hashtag activism and digital counterpublics. In contrast, our approach allows for an empirical identification based on how actors position themselves in an online debate toward other actors and their shared hashtags. We argue that online activism is co-constituted by actors and their usage of hashtags, actor mentions, and retweets. Applying a communicative network perspective allows for the integration of semantic and relational research traditions. We combine a recently developed automated network analysis method and content analysis to analyze two Twitter debates about animal welfare issues. Our results show that among Twitter users, citizens and environmental organizations formed a common cluster whereas media actors formed their own sub-clusters in both debates. The findings emphasize the central role of citizens for the configuration of digital counterpublics. The proposed approach can be further adapted and applied more widely for the analysis of online activism and debates.
A new image watermarking using texture component: application color image

This paper presents a new robust watermarking scheme for color image based on Partial Differential Equations (PDE). Specifically, the mark is inserted in to texture component obtained after decomposition of the image by PDE. The watermark used is a binary matrix for the texture component. Experimentation has ensured the mark invisibility, the facility of detection of the mark and the robustness against different kinds of attacks. directly modify the intensities or color values of some selected pixels while the frequency-domain techniques modify the values of some transformed coefficients. In the work presented here, we use the spatial domain. So, the watermark embedding is achieved by modifying the pixel values of texture component obtained by decomposing the host image using the PDE. We propose a realistic improvement which is performed under a convenient decomposition of the textured image. This decomposition is based on the mathematical model in the PDE introduced by Meyer (9) which split an image into a geometrical and texture component. The basis idea of our method is to insert a different mark into the each component after decomposing the image by the PDE. This scheme of insertion has the merit to provide a good performance of detection of the mark against attacks because of the redundancy of the watermark in the watermarked image. The rest of the paper is organized as follows. Section 2 describes the proposed watermarking method and in section3, the experimental results are discussed. Finally, some conclusions are drawn in section 4.