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Evaluation of the Integrated Multi-SatellitE Retrievals for the Global Precipitation Measurement (IMERG) Product in the São Francisco Basin (Brazil)

The São Francisco River basin is one of the largest in the Brazilian territory. This basin has enormous economic, social and cultural importance for the country. Its water is used for human and animal supply, irrigation and energy production. This basin is located in an area with different climatic characteristics (humid and semiarid) and studies related to precipitation are very important in this region. In this scenario, the objective of this investigation is to present an assessment of rainfall estimated through the Integrated Multi-SatellitE Retrievals for Global Precipitation Measurement (IMERG) product compared with rain gauges over the São Francisco river basin in Brazil. For that, a period from of 20 years and 18 surface weather stations were used to evaluate the product. Based on different evaluation techniques, the study found that the IMERG is appropriate to represent precipitation over the basin. According to the results, the performance of the IMERG product depends on the location where the rain occurs. The bias ranged from −1.67 to 0.34 mm, the RMSE ranged from 5.36 to 10.36 mm and the values of the correlation coefficients between the daily data from the IMERG and rain gauge ranged from 0.28 to 0.61. The results obtained by Student t-test, density curves and regression analysis, in general, show that the IMERG is able to satisfactorily represent rain gauge data. The exception is the eastern portion of the basin, where the product, on average, underestimates the precipitation (p-value < 0.05) and presents the worst statistical metrics.
Regulatory and institutional developments in the Ontario wine and grape industry

The Ontario wine industry has undergone major transformative changes over the last two decades. These have corresponded to the implementation period of the Ontario Vintners Quality Alliance (VQA) Act in 1999 and the launch of the Winery Strategic Plan, "Poised for Greatness," in 2002. While the Ontario wine regions have gained significant recognition in the production of premium quality wines, the industry is still dominated by a few large wine companies that produce the bulk of blended or "International Canadian Blends" (ICB), and multiple small/mid-sized firms that produce principally VQA wines. This paper analyzes how winery regulations, industry changes, institutions, and innovation have impacted the domestic production, consumption, and international trade, of premium quality wines. The results of the study highlight the regional economic impact of the wine industry in the Niagara region, the success of small/mid-sized boutique wineries producing premium quality wines for the domestic market, and the physical challenges required to improve domestic VQA wine retail distribution and bolster the international trade of wine exports. Domestic success has been attributed to the combination of natural endowments, entrepreneurial talent, established quality standards, and the adoption of improved viticulture practices.
Performance evaluation of elective inpatient admission with delay announcement

This paper investigates the improvement of the hospitalisation admission process of elective inpatients by delay announcement to free patients from blind and long wait, a phenomenon often observed in top Chinese hospitals. We propose a formal simulation model in which relevant resource requirements during the hospitalisation of a patient are represented by an original ‘multistage treatment model’. Other key components of the formal model include impatience of patients, resource capacities and key performance indicators such as the original concept of waiting time visibility. Through sensitivity analysis of the simulation model, we demonstrate the benefits of delay announcement and the value of our ‘multistage treatment model’.
GPR antenna simulations in time domain

The development of transient antennas for Ground Penetrating Radar would be difficult without numerical simulations of their performance. To this end FDTD code should be considered as a useful and powerful tool for transient antenna analysis. As an example of such analysis we describe simulations of the dielectric wedge antenna. Detailed investigations on such key model elements as the staircase approximation of 3D structures, the antenna feed model, the cell size and the size of the domain of computation were carried out. Very good agreement between theoretical predictions and experimental results was observed. Some of antenna characteristics (like the radial component of the electric field in the near zone, the radiated waveform and the antenna footprint in different grounds) cannot be measured easily, so the correct theoretical (numerical) model is essential for their determination. The numerical model of the antenna can be also used for optimization of the antenna.
Impact of the use of Techniques and Situation Awareness on Pilots' Procedure Compliance

In two empirical studies using desktop flight simulators, pilots were monitored while following procedures. In both experiments, pilots demonstrated a high degree of reliance on rule-based heuristics for following procedures (techniques), rather than on the procedures themselves. This was true regardless of the resulting compliance with the procedure. Changes to the procedure and changes to the content of displayed information had no effect on the use of techniques. In addition, frequent instances of noncompliance to procedure were recorded. The most common types of noncompliance, technical failures in implementing the procedure, were found to be nearly all innocuous, while failures related to a lack of situation awareness comprised the bulk of unsafe instances of noncompliance. Also found were a number of instances of noncompliance which actually enhanced the safety of the procedure. The results have implications for the design of procedures and for automated aids for procedure following.
Energy Loss on High-Temperature Plasma Processing Waste Printed Circuit Boards

This paper estimates the electrical energy loss on high-temperature plasma processing waste printed circuit boards. Using three plasma torch powers in big output power (60W) and a plasma torch power in relatively small output power (30W), after 4.5 hours of high-temperature plasma incineration, 43 kilograms of waste printed circuit boards was successively fused at high temperature plasma incinerator. After calculating, the total electrical energy loss for four powers was about 1,070 kilowatts hours during sample incineration.
I Don’t Want to Think About It: A Qualitative Study of Children’s and Parents' Experiences with Regular Needle Injections at Home

Background Overall outcomes of pediatric rheumatic diseases (RD) have improved due to treatment with biologic agents and methotrexate. For many children, this treatment often entails regular needle injections. Pain and fair of needle injections are common in childhood, but how children and parents handle long-term needle injections at home has not been fully explored. This study aimed to explore how regular needle injections affect children with RD and their parents in their daily living.Methods This explorative qualitative study used individual interviews and focus groups to ensure a comprehensive investigation of the topic. Children aged 6 to 16 years (n = 7) and their parents (n = 8) were interviewed individually 4 to 6 months after the onset of needle injection treatment. The focus groups included children aged 11 to 17 years (n = 9) and parents (n = 8) with a minimum of 6 months of experience with injection treatment. Data were analyzed using thematic analysis. Results The main themes; “challenges,” “motivational factors,” and “routines” captured experiences and strategies that influenced the continuation of needle injections at home. Many children feared the moment immediately before the needle stick, although they had become accustomed to the pain. Most parents felt insecure about handling needle injections and lacked follow-up from healthcare providers. The experience of treatment effects and self-confidence were essential to maintain motivation for further injections. A number of coping strategies helped children focus away from injection related discomfort, often discovered by chance. Facilitating firm routines and shared responsibility within families helped children develop self-confidence during the procedure. Children and parents struggled to find suitable information on the Internet. Conclusions Children and parents experienced long-term needle injections challenging. They used their own limited resources and cooperated within the families to create routines and to introduce coping strategies necessary to manage and keep up with the procedure. Although the injection itself was not experienced very painful, the discomfort, worries and impact on daily life represented far more than a little needle stick, and thus needs more attention from healthcare providers.
Pendidikan Karakter di Era Milenial

Karakter adalah nilai-nilai perilaku manusia yang berkaitan dengan Tuhan Yang Maha Esa, diri, sesama manusia, lingkungan, dan kebangsaan yang diwujudkan dalam pikiran, sikap, perasaan, perkataan, dan tindakan berdasarkan norma agama, hukum, tata krama, budaya, dan adat istiadat. Dalam perkembangannya, istilah pendidikan atau pedagogie berarti bimbingan atau bantuan yang disengaja oleh seorang dewasa agar ia menjadi dewasa. Lebih lanjut, pendidikan diartikan sebagai upaya yang dilakukan oleh seseorang atau kelompok lain agar menjadi orang dewasa untuk mencapai taraf kehidupan yang lebih tinggi atau hidup dalam pengertian mental.
Trophic biology of the twospot livebearer, Pseudoxiphophorus bimaculatus, an invasive fish in Teuchitlán River, central Mexico

The Teuchitlán River in Mexico is a hotspot of fish diversity, with 3 endemic species. Pseudoxiphophorus bimaculatus has been introduced into the river, but its trophic impact on the system is unknown. We determined the importance of each food item in the diet of P. bimaculatus with a relative importance index, their feeding behavior using an omnivorous index, the trophic position with the TrophLab program, and the niche breadth using the standardized Levin index. We performed Permanova analyses to compare diet between size classes, sites, and seasons. We analyzed 631 P. bimaculatus individuals . The species consumed mainly terrestrial insects, but presented an herbivorous trend in some sites. A generalist trophic behavior was presented in the wet season and a specialist behavior in the dry season occupying different trophic levels and presenting variable trophic width. This flexible feeding strategy enables P. bimaculatus to exploit resources from different trophic levels. The high consumption (%RII > 50) of terrestrial insects could indicate that P. bimaculatus may transport allochthonous energy into the river. Furthermore, the high invasive potential of the species represents a risk for the freshwater ecosystems of central Mexico, a region that has been recognized as a hotspot for freshwater fish conservation.
Software Requirements and Design: The Work of Michael Jackson

Subtitled "The Work of Michael Jackson," this book spans the career of one of software engineering's most important figures. Half the chapters are an anthology of Jackson's past writings, exemplifying the clarity, wisdom, and wit for which he is so well known. The other half of the book is new: Jackson and his colleagues gives their latest views on requirements, specifications, design, problem frames, and programming methods. Although many people have observed that software development should be more of an engineering discipline, few have drawn from the wider engineering literature more deeply or usefully than Jackson. Because of his work, many software engineers have a better perspective on their software and the real world it is intended to serve.
Numerical optimization techniques for engineering design

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Topology optimization for nano‐photonics

Topology optimization is a computational tool that can be used for the systematic design of photonic crystals, waveguides, resonators, filters and plasmonics. The method was originally developed for mechanical design problems but has within the last six years been applied to a range of photonics applications. Topology optimization may be based on finite element and finite difference type modeling methods in both frequency and time domain. The basic idea is that the material density of each element or grid point is a design variable, hence the geometry is parameterized in a pixel‐like fashion. The optimization problem is efficiently solved using mathematical programming‐based optimization methods and analytical gradient calculations. The paper reviews the basic procedures behind topology optimization, a large number of applications ranging from photonic crystal design to surface plasmonic devices, and lists some of the future challenges in non‐linear applications.
Optimization of Ultrasonic Imaging Using Persistence and Filter Technology

B-mode ultrasonic images are often pervaded by the electronics noise and speckle artifact, which may make the interpretation of medical images difficult. In this paper, a legible method for ultrasonic image is constructed and it can be effective to suppress the noise and improve the images quality. Dynamic persistence technology based on temporal multi-frames is utilized to smooth the electronics noise and even lower speckle artifact. To reduce computing complexity, a sum table method and conjugate direction search approaches are applied to speed up estimation of motion vector. The guided image filter strategy is used to enhance the contrast and detail resolution for the processed image by persistence. Experimental results show that the proposed method is effective to smooth noise and enhance contrast of ultrasound image in vivo.
Hydrogen Bond Stability of Quinazoline Derivatives Compounds in Complex against EGFR using Molecular Dynamics Simulation

Lung cancer was a second common cancer case due to the high cigarette smoking activity both in men and women. One of protein receptor which plays an important role in the growth of the tumor is Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor (EGFR). EGFR protein is the most frequent protein mutation in cancer and promising target to inhibit the cancer growth. In this work, the stability of the hydrogen bond as the main interaction in the inhibition mechanism of cancer will be evaluated using molecular dynamics simulation. There were two compounds (A1 and A2) as new potential inhibitors that were complexed against the EGFR protein. The dynamic properties of each complexed were compared with respect to erlotinib against EGFR. The result revealed that both compounds had an interaction in the main catalytic area of protein receptor which is at methionine residue. Inhibitor A1 showed additional interactions during simulation time but the interactions tend to be weak. Inhibitor A2 displayed a more stable interaction. Following dynamics simulation, binding free energy calculation was performed by two scoring techniques MM/GB(PB)SA method and gave a good correlation with the stability of the complex. Furthermore, potential inhibitor A2 had a lower binding free energy as a direct consequence of the stability of hydrogen bond interaction.
Hacking Linux Exposed

From the Publisher: Tighten holes and maintain security on your Linux system! From one of the authors of the international best-seller,Hacking Exposed: Network Security Secrets & Solutions,comes a must-have security handbook for anyone running Linux. This cutting-edge volume shows you how to think like a Linux hacker in order to beat the Linux hacker. You'll get detailed information on Linux-specific hacks,both internal and external,and how to stop them. From the publisher who brought you the international best-seller,Hacking Exposed: Network Security Secrets & Solutions. Learn how to think like a hacker in order to secure your Linux network In the ever-changing world of global data communications,inexpensive Internet connections,and fast-paced software development,security is constantly being compromised. Linux has always been considered the digital playground for hackers. Many hacks,exploits,and network security tools are written on Linux because it's readily available. Hacking Linux Exposed: Linux Security Secrets & Solutions shows you,step-by-step,how to defend against the latest Linux attacks by understanding the hacker's methods and sinister thought processes. You'll learn how your adversaries gather information,acquire targets,escalate privilege,gain control,plant back doors,and cover their tracks. Each chapter is divided into bite-sized chunks,covering highly publicized and little-known break-ins,tips on why they occurred,and detailed countermeasures that no Linux professional can afford to be without. Get details on the security features of each Linux distribution,including Red Hat Linux,SuSE,Debian,and Slackware. Zero in onvulnerable systems using whois,traceroute,DNS zone transfers,OS detection,ping sweeps,and port scans Detect Trojan horses,backdoors,password cracking,IP spoofing,session hijacking,and trail hidingImplement Log analysis tools such as the Advanced Intrusion Detection Environment (AIDE) and advanced kernel security patches,including the Linux Intrusion Detection System (LIDS)Learn how to prevent local users from getting root privilegesPrevent Denial of Service and other network attacksConfigure FTP sites,DNS servers,and other daemons securelyPlug common and obscure security holes in Sendmail,Qmail,Postfix,POP,and IMAP serversDefend against Web server attacks using secure scripting techniques,user verification,and secure Apache Server configurationsDesign,position,and test secure firewalls and other network access restrictions
Preferences and Values for Treatment Goals in Patients with Acute Ischemic Stroke: Medical Staff Perspectives in China

Background: Individual values and beliefs vary according to cultural and social factors. To better understand clinical decision-making and inform future research, we undertook a survey of preferences in treatment goals for managing patients with acute ischemic stroke among medical professionals in China. Methods: We designed a web-based survey through literature search, face-to-face interviews, pilot questionnaire development, and focus group meetings. Key outcomes explored were death, disability, quality of life, neurological impairments, cognitive dysfunction, and hemorrhagic transformation. Participants were asked to rate the importance of each outcome on a 5-point Likert scale to allow calculation of a weighted score of importance: higher scores indicating greater importance. Results: During promotion among 2700 delegates at several major neurology conferences in 2018, 1189 participants (mean age 40 years, 53% female) completed the survey of whom 96% were clinicians, mainly from tertiary care hospitals located in 30 Provinces of China. For established therapies with bleeding risk (e.g. thrombolysis and thrombectomy), death was the most important outcome (weighted score 4.60), followed by disability (4.45), quality of life (4.45), neurological impairments (4.34), cognitive dysfunction (4.03), and hemorrhagic transformation (3.99). For other acute therapies without bleeding risk, quality of life ranked first (4.08), followed by disability (4.03), neurological impairment (3.92), death (3.79), cognitive dysfunction (3.78), and hemorrhagic transformation (3.51). Given a therapy with insufficient evidence of benefit, 845 (71%) participants thought it would be worth trying for potential to improve neurological recovery or quality of life. Conclusions: From the perspective of Chinese medical staff, death is the most important outcome measure for patients with acute ischemic stroke. When reduction of death or disability were less likely to be achievable, the improvement in quality of life is an acceptable outcome measure. In contrast to the previously perceived high fear of bleeding in practice, hemorrhagic transformation was the least concerned even for therapies with a potential bleeding risk.
A 60 GHz low power direct‐conversion quadrature‐phase transmitter in 130 nm CMOS with low profile cavity backed antenna

This article presents the analysis, design, and implementation of a 60 GHz transmitter in 130 nm bulk CMOS, focusing on low power and high performance applications. The low power transmitter lineup consists of two double‐balanced Gilbert‐cells with dynamic current injection, on chip FGCPW meandering ring‐hybrid balun, Lange coupler, combiner, preamplifier, and low power transformer coupled power amplifier. A planar antenna with above 6 dB gain is also implemented. The measured output −1 dB compression point of the power amplifier is 9.6 dBm with 8.6 dB gain, and the 3 dB bandwidth is from 47 to 67 GHz (power amplifier) while drawing 90 mA from a 1.2 V supply. The mixer, preamplifer, and drive amplifier consume 12, 26, and 68 mA, respectively. The transmitter up‐converting an IF of 200 MHz to RF at 60.2 GHz achieve a total gain of 17.17 dB (simulated 21.09 dB) and saturation power higher than 9.53 dBm. © 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Microwave Opt Technol Lett 57:785–789, 2015
Transportation infrastructure development in the UAE: Stakeholder perspectives on management practice

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the major management issues that impact on mega transportation infrastructure projects in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and identify the factors that cause unsuccessful project completions. The paper further seeks to identify the changes that can be made to improve project success.Design/methodology/approach – This is a qualitative study that involved face‐to‐face interviews with 20 key experienced transportation construction stakeholders who had been involved in a number of different projects in the UAE. This was followed by a focus group discussion involving ten key stakeholders who had been involved in the construction of a mega project – the Dubai Fujairah Highway. Analysis of the interview data was conducted using NVivo.Findings – The findings highlight the complexity involved in managing mega transportation infrastructure projects in the UAE. Multiple stakeholders (government agencies, sponsors/clients, management firms, consultants and contractors).