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Influence of the Consciousness Energy Healing Treatment on the Physicochemical, Spectral, Thermal and Behavioral Properties of Sodium Selenate

Sodium selenate is an important nutraceutical/pharmaceutical compound used for the prevention and treatment of cancer, diabetes, inflammatory diseases, etc. The objective of the current study was to investigate the impact of The Trivedi Effect® - Energy of Consciousness Healing Treatment (Biofield Energy Healing treatment) on physical, structural, thermal, and behavioral properties of sodium selenate using PXRD, PSD, FT-IR, UV-vis, TGA, and DSC analysis. Sodium selenate was divided into two parts – one part was control, while another part was treated with The Trivedi Effect® remotely by seven renowned Biofield Energy Healers and defined as The Trivedi Effect® Treated sample. The PXRD analysis showed a significant alteration of the crystallite size of the treated sample in the range of -34.41% to 33.27% compared to the control sample. However, the average crystallite size of the treated sample was significantly decreased by 7.85% compared with the control sample. The particle size of the treated sample at d10, d50, and d90 values were significantly reduced by 4.72%, 8.40%, and 32.33%, respectively compared with the control sample. Consequently, the surface area of the treated sample was significantly increased by 6.25% compared to the control sample. The control and treated FT-IR spectra indicated the presence of sharp and strong absorption bands at 886 cm-1 and 887 cm-1, respectively due to the Se=O stretching. The UV-vis spectroscopic analysis displayed that the wavelength for the maximum absorbance of the control and treated samples were at 204.6 and 204.9 nm, respectively. TGA analysis revealed that the total weight loss of the treated sample was reduced significantly by 5.64% compared with the control sample. The DSC analysis showed that the treated sample (94.63°C) had very close vaporization temperature than the control sample (94.97°C). But, the latent heat of vaporization was increased significantly in the treated sample by 7.06% compared to the control sample. Thus, The Trivedi Effect® - Energy of Consciousness Healing Treatment might lead to generate a new polymorphic form of sodium selenate, which would be more soluble, bioavailable, and thermally stable compared with the untreated sample. The Trivedi Effect® treated sodium selenate would be very useful to design better nutraceutical/pharmaceutical formulations that might offer better therapeutic response against inflammatory diseases, immunological disorders, stress, aging, infectious diseases, cancer, diabetes, heart diseases, Alzheimer’s disease, etc.
Single qubit manipulation in a microfabricated surface electrode ion trap

We trap individual 171Yb+ ions in a surface trap microfabricated on a silicon substrate, and demonstrate a complete set of high fidelity single qubit operations for the hyperfine qubit. Trapping times exceeding 20 min without laser cooling, and heating rates as low as 0.8 quanta ms−1, indicate stable trapping conditions in these microtraps. A coherence time of more than 1 s, high fidelity qubit state detection and single qubit rotations are demonstrated. The observation of low heating rates and demonstration of high quality single qubit gates at room temperature are critical steps toward scalable quantum information processing in microfabricated surface traps.
Fast calculation of the maximum power point of photovoltaic generators under partial shading

This paper presents a method to calculate the energy production of photovoltaic generators considering partial shading or mismatched conditions. The proposed method is based on the complete one-diode model including the bypass diode in its exponential form, where the current and voltage values of the modules composing the photovoltaic panel array are calculated without using the Lambert-W function. In addition, the method introduces a procedure to calculate the vicinity of the maximum power points, which enables the reduction of the operations required to obtain the global maximum. The proposed method provides short simulation times and high accuracy. On the other hand, since the method does not require complex mathematical functions, it can be implemented straightforwardly on known software packages and development languages such as C and C++. Those characteristics make this method a useful tool to evaluate the economic viability and return-of-investment time of photovoltaic installations. Simulation results and comparisons with a classical procedure confirm the good performance of the proposed method in terms of execution time and accuracy.
The Effect of Calcium Silicate on The Phosphorus Sorption Characteristics of Andisols Lembang West Java

The effect of calcium silicate CaSiOJ the phosphorus (P) sorption characteristics were studied in Andisols Lembang. The amount of 0, 2.5 and 5% CaSiOJ (calcium silicate) or 0, 7.5 and 15 g calcium silicate per pot was added to the 300 g (oven-dry weight) soil and incubated for one month. A completely randomized design in double replication was set up. After one month incubation, P sorption and P sorption kinetic experiments were conducted The results of P sorption experiment showed that P sorption data were satisfactorily described by the Langmuir equation. which was used to determine P sorption maxima, bonding energies and P sorbed at 0.2 mg P £"' (standard P requirement). The application of calcium silicate did not affect significantly P sorption maxima but decreased significantly the P bonding energies. Calcium silicate also decreased significantly the standard P requirements. As for P sorption kinetic experiment. the results showed that application of 5% calcium silicate decreased significantly the rate constant of P sorption and P sorbed maximum at given amount of added P. The results suggested that the application of calcium silicate to the Andisols made added P was more available for plant.
A COMPLEX STRUCTURE TO INTEGRATED ELECTRIC ENERGY WITH RENEWABLE ENERGY

The suggested electricity micro grid connects having a wind turbine via a current-source ripper tools (VSC), a wave generator via a VSC, a power storage battery via a bidirectional electricity/electricity ripper tools, a resistive electricity load via a load electricity/electricity ripper tools, as well as an ac power company via a bidirectional grid-tied inverter. To be able to read the uncertainty and intermittent qualities of wind power and wave, this paper proposes a built-in wind and wave generation system given for an ac power company or of an isolated load utilizing a electricity micro grid. The analyzed integrated wind and wave system became a member of using the electricity micro grid is modeled and simulated while using written program according to MATLAB/Simulink. Root-loci plots from the analyzed system under various speeds from the wave generator are examined. Comparative simulation and experimental results demonstrate that the analyzed integrated system can maintain stable operation to provide power under different operating conditions while using suggested electricity micro grid. To look at the essential operating qualities from the analyzed integrated system became a member of using the electricity micro grid, a laboratory- scale platform can also be established.
Estimation of Mechanical Properties of the Anisotropic Reinforced Plastics with Application of the Method of Acoustic Emission

In this paper the results of the estimation of composite material’s (the anisotropic reinforced plastics type) mechanical properties are presented. The test loadings are applied on specimens with the longitudinal in one case and cross-section in another case of the reinforced fibres orientation in relation to the load direction. The specimens for static tension tests are presented as squared shape band with the moulding fixed plates on the both ends for mounting into the test rig’s gapping jaws. The static test program consists of three - or six time specimen’s loading to the level making 20% of the ultimate load; after that the loading goes non-stop to the collapse of specimen. The possibility of the character and level of fibres and a matrix of composite specimen’s damages estimation by acoustic emission signals’ analysis is shown. The test performed have shown that the acoustic emission method can be used in practice to carry out the probes of responsible avia/space devices designed of anisotropic reinforced plastics.
EXPERIMENTAL AND NUMERICAL RESEARCHES FOR UNIVERSAL MODULAR DEVICE

The paper presents the stages of preparing the tech nologic system machine tool-device-tool- workpiece for creating a data acquisition system fo r registering the cutting forces and torque on the rec- tangular directions, during milling of carbon steel prismatic work-piece. Some considerations regardin g the basic requests for the machine tool clamping de vices and their behaviour under the cutting forces and torque are presented. We also established the evalu ation methodology stages of o modular fixture devic e regarding construction and operation, loads, analyz ing through modelling and simulation, data acquisi- tion, interpretations and results validation for its integration on CNC machine tools.
UWB Bandpass Filter with Hybrid Structure and Two Transmission Zeros in the Notched Band

An ultra-wideband (UWB) bandpass fllter (BPF) with hybrid coplanar waveguide (CPW)/microstrip structure is introduced in this paper. Then a pair of lowpass fllters is integrated on the CPW feed lines to achieve a good out-of-band rejection. At last, a notched band with two transmission zeros is realized at 5.8GHz by using a symmetric E-shaped slot-line and etching slots on microstrip resonator. Two transmission zeros are realized in the desired notched band, and out-of band rejection is more than 32dB. In order to prove the validity, the proposed fllter is fabricated and measured, and the measured results are in good agreement with simulated ones.
A comparative study for colloidal quantum dot conduction band state calculations

A comparative study for colloidal quantum dot conduction band state calculations Jun-Wei L u o , Shu-Shen L i , and J i a n - B a i X i a State Key Laboratory for Superlattices Institute of Semiconductors, P.O. and Microstructures, Chinese Academy of Box 912, Beijing 100083, P.R. Sciences, China L i n - W a n g Wang* Computational Berkeley National Research Division, Laboratory, Berkeley, Lawrence CA 9^720 (Dated: September 9, 2005) Abstact V i a the comparison of the results of a few well controlled calculation methods, we analyze the relative importance of bulk band structure, multi-bulk band coupling and boundary conditions in determining the colloidal quantum dot conduction band eigen energies. We find that while the bulk band structure and correct boundary conditions are important, the effects of multi-bulk band coupling is small. We propose that a heterostructure picture where electron envelope functions inside and outside the quantum dot being connected at the boundary can be applied to colloidal quantum dots. PACS numbers: 71.15. Dy 73.22. -f, 81.40. Vw *Electronic address: lwwangQlbl.gov
Automated Stellar Classification for Large Surveys with EKF and RBF Neural Networks

An automated classification technique for large size stellar surveys is proposed. It uses the extended Kalman filter as a feature selector and pre-classifier of the data, and the radial basis function neural networks for the classification. Experiments with real data have shown that the correct classification rate can reach as high as 93%, which is quite satisfactory. When different system models are selected for the extended Kalman filter, the classification results are relatively stable. It is shown that for this particular case the result using extended Kalman filter is better than using principal component analysis.
Interactive comment on “The recent retreat of Mexican glaciers on Citlaltépetl Volcano detected using ASTER data” by J. Cortés-Ramos and H. Delgado-Granados

2) "3.2 Glacier mapping using ASTER P3155 L5-17 For the geometric correction of the ASTER images a SRTM Digital Elevation Model (90m resolution) was used. The horizontal Ground Control Points (GCP’s) were obtained from panchromatic Landsat images (15m resolution) and 1:50000 scale maps. For this study the estimated horizontal error is Ìt’ 40m. However it is not specified for this study if Digital Elevation Models were obtained from stereoscopic ASTER images (3N and 3B), in order to determine altitudinal position of the glacial front. If this is the case it would be important to specify what is the vertical error using this method. This is important taking into account that no elevation field measurements (DGPS) that have been undertaken. This may be relevant considering that the slopes of the study area are strong and that the base information for orthorectification incorporates an error source. The horizontal accuracy for SRTM model is 15m and vertical accuracy is 15-25 m (Toutin 2008). "
The influence of emotional intelligence on diversity complexity cognition and the attitude towards diversity

The aim of the study was to develop and validate a theoretical model explicating the structural relationships between diversity complexity cognition, emotional intelligence and a positive attitude towards diversity in the South African business context. The sample selected for the study consisted of 237 employees from various South African organisations. The content and structure of the latent variables were investigated by means of item analysis, as well as confirmatory and exploratory factor analysis. The results of structural equation modelling (SEM) demonstrated good model fit for the refined measurement models and the structural model. A positive relationship was found between emotional intelligence and the latent variables of valuing individual differences and positive perceptual depth. The practical implications were highlighted to ultimately inform management seeking to build an ethically diverse and productive workforce that values the individuality of others.
Simultaneous identification and correction of systematic error in bioenergetics models: demonstration with a white crappie (Pomoxis annularis) model

Recent evidence indicates that important systematic error exists in many fish bioenergetics models (BEMs). An approach for identifying and correcting this error is demonstrated with a white crappie (Pomoxis annularis) BEM. Model-predicted trajectories of growth and cumulative consumption for 39 individual white crappie obtained from six 60-day laboratory experiments diverged from observed values by up to 42.5% and 227%, respectively, indicating systematic error in the BEM. To evaluate correlates of the systematic error, model prediction errors were regressed against three major input/output variables of BEMs that were covered by the laboratory experiments: fish body weight (80341 g), temperature (2330 °C), and consumption level (0.5%6.2% daily). Consumption level explained >80% of the prediction error for growth and consumption. Two multiple regression equations containing body weight, temperature, and consumption variables were developed to estimate growth prediction error (R2 = 0.96) and consumption .
Validated Semi-Analytical Transition Matrices for Linearized Relative Spacecraft Dynamics via Chebyshev Series Approximations

During guidance and control procedures of orbiting spacecraft, the respect of positioning and space constraints is decisive for successful missions achievement. The development of algorithms capable of fulfilling these constraints is directly related to how precisely the spacecraft trajectories are known. Since accuracy is essential for these procedures, the prevention and estimation of errors arising from approximations and numerical computations become critical. In this context, we consider solving linear ordinary differential equations via rigorous polynomial approximations in Chebyshev series. These are polynomials together with an error bound accounting for both approximation and rounding errors. Our method allows for the computation of validated approximations of the transition matrices describing the evolution of spacecraft trajectories. The proposed approach is employed in the following applications: first, we consider the linearized impulsive rendezvous framework, demonstrating how to use rigorous polynomials approximations to provide a validated propagation of the relative dynamics between spacecraft; this is then exploited for the hovering phases of the spacecraft rendezvous, where we conceive a validated model predictive control based on semi-definite programs. Finally, we propose a semi-analytical transition matrix for a simplified model of geostationary station keeping, linearizing the spacecraft dynamics which take into account the J2 Earth oblateness effect.
Antioxidant and free radical scavenging activities of plant extracts used in traditional medicine in Mexico

Twenty-two species of medicinal plants collected in the Mexican state of Morelos were selected to evaluate their free radical scavenging and antioxidant activities. The extracts from the aerial parts of the plants were obtained using hexane, acetone and methanol (66 extracts). The initial qualitative screening of antioxidants was made using two TLC methods against the stable DPPH (1,1-diphenyl-2- picrylhydrazyl-hydrate) and -carotene-linoleic acid bleaching assay. All the extracts displayed antioxidant activity. However, the methanol extracts appeared to have the highest antioxidant activity, so they were examined further. The quantitative assays against DPPH radical, -carotene-linoleic acid bleaching and total amount of phenols in the methanol extracts (TPME) showed nine plants as having the highest scavenging and antioxidant activities. For the nine methanolic extracts analysed, a clear relation between the total phenolic content of the extracts and their antioxidant activity was found. Plants such as Annona squamosa and Sapium macrocarpum showed two times more antioxidant activity than the commercial BHA (butylated hydroxyanisole) antioxidant. Moreover, some methanolic extracts of the plants showed activities comparable to commercial antioxidants BHA and TBHQ (tertbutylhydroquinone), thus making it possible to consider some of the studied plants as a potential source of antioxidants of natural origin.
Mechano-sensitivity of nuclear lamin proteins in endothelial cells

Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI)%%%%Atherosclerosis is a chronic disease that happens mostly in aged people, and recently studies have showed many similarities between Hutchinson Gilford Progeria Syndrome (HGPS) cells and aging cells, implicating dysfunctions of lamin A/C in aging process and atherosclerosis, as HGPS is caused by a mutated form of lamin A/C. Blood flow in arteries is generating shear stress that is mostly applied on endothelial cells that align along inner blood vessel wall. At the same time, endothelial cells are also under stretch by periodic arterial pulses. Considering the fact that atherosclerosis is prone to developing at arterial branches with disturbed shear and increased stretch, it is highly possible that laminar flow and proper stretch force are regulating endothelium to function appropriately. In this thesis, the investigation of what effects laminar flow or cyclic stretch can bring to endothelial cells was conducted, and examination of lamin A/C expression under mechanical forces were elaborated and incorporated with cell senescence. Results showed that laminar shear stress and stretch force can regulate lamin A/C expression in different patterns, which were impaired in senescent cells.
Relationship between Seminal and Serum Calcium Concentration with Semen Quality in the Asian Elephant (Elephas maximus)

The purpose of this study is to identify the relationship of calcium concentration in seminal plasma on elephant semen quality including of volume, concentration, pH and percentage of progressive motility, dead sperm and abnormal morphology, respectively. Semen collection and evaluation were done in 9 elephants of Thai Elephant Conservation Centre, National Elephant Institute, Forest Industry Organization at Lampang. Calcium in seminal plasma was measured by using colorimetric method. Data were analyzed by using Linear Regression. The results revealed that amount of calcium in seminal plasma was negative correlated with only percentage of progressive motility (p 5-40% and >50%, respectively) and analyzed by using Repeated measure ANOVA. The results revealed that percentage of dead sperm and abnormal morphology and concentration of calcium in seminal plasma of all groups were significantly difference (p<0.05). Percentage of dead sperm and seminal calcium concentration was highest in low-motile group (p<0.05). The highest percentage of abnormal morphology was also found in the low-motile group (p<0.05). However, serum calciums were not different among each group. Thus, calcium in seminal plasma may be effected to semen quality; i.e. progressive motility of Asian elephant. However, there are other factors that can influence elephant semen quality, thus, more information are needed to improve the better knowledge in male elephant reproductive biology.
What Drives Voluntary Preservation? Significant Natural Heritage Areas in North Carolina

Rapid conversion of natural ecosystems and consequent biodiversity loss are potentially fraying the very fabric of life. Will individuals, corporations, and quasipublic institutions voluntarily preserve ecologically significant land? The ascendancy of voluntary programs in the policy arsenal of U.S. federal agencies might suggest an answer in the affirmative. Moreover, at least in the U.S. the strength of the current economy, against a backdrop of shrinking government, can create expectations of voluntary preservation of significant natural habitat to stem the tide of biodiversity loss. A reasoned answer, however, would depend on our understanding of what drives preservation by individuals and institutions. Unfortunately, the economic logic behind voluntary corporate environmentalism is still immature, and the scant empirical literature focuses on emissions into the air and water and not on ecological amenities such as ecosystems, species, and habitats. This paper investigates the determinants of voluntary ecological preservation using a unique data set from North Carolina, the state with the second highest rate of land use change in the U.S. between the early 1980s and early 1990s. Using the literature on joint production of forest outputs, land use change, and voluntary environmentalism as a point of departure, we tell a supply side story to conceptualize the problem of ecological preservation. Our empirical models show that a variety of forces influence the decision to enter into management agreements for the protection of ecologically significant natural sites. The ecological rareness of the site positively influences the likelihood of preservation across all models. Distance to highways and cities and the size of the preserved area also influence the preservation choice. Our proxies for socio-economic drivers signal the mixed influence of the opportunity costs and ecological benefits of preservation. We find some evidence of political activity influencing conservation choices. Furthermore, our results demonstrate differences between classes of landowners that influence the probability of protection. We conclude with some methodological and policy lessons.