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Solubility and Dissolution Enhancement of Domperidone using 2-hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin by Kneading Method

Objective: The objective of this study was solubility and dissolution enhancement of domperidone (DOM), and further they were formulated as mouth dissolving tablets (MDT). Method: DOM-solid dispersion (DOM-SD) was prepared using suitable complexing agent (2-hydroxypropy-β-cyclodextrin) by kneading method; the solid dispersion prepared was further formulated into MDT by direct compression using super disintegrants (Kyron-T314, sodium starch glycolate, and Plantago ovata husk) in varying ratios. The prepared SDs were evaluated on Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR), percent yield, percent drug content (DC), saturation solubility, phase solubility, in vitro release, pre- and post-compression test. Results and Discussions: Percent yield and DC of DOM-SD was 81.48 ± 4.35% to 95.31 ± 3.01% and 91.96 ± 0.72% and 99.28 ± 0.23%, respectively, saturation solubility was at higher in DOM-SD as compared to DOM alone, FT-IR studies revealed no drug excipient interaction except DOM-2-hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin (2- HPβCD) which was deliberate, formulation KF5 showed best in vitro dissolution for DOM-SD. Pre-compression parameters like supported formulation of MDT of DOM. Post-compression parameters such as thickness, hardness, weight variation, friability, percent DC, water absorption ratio, wetting time, disintegration time, and in vitro dissolution suggested effective improvement and prompt release in the simulated conditions. The selected formulation KF2 also showed good stability data at accelerated conditions. Conclusion: DOM-SD was prepared using 2HPβCD which effectively enhanced DOM solubility and dissolution; moreover an effective DOM-MD was also prepared for prompt relief from nausea and vomiting.
Determinants of Firm Growth: An Empirical Analysis from Morocco

This paper views the economic growth experience in Morocco from the perspective of private firms. Using models of optimal firm size as a theoretical framework, the paper analyzes empirically the factors affecting the growth process of Moroccan private firms. The analysis is based on a field survey of 370 firms carried out under the auspices of the World Bank in 1998. The sample includes firms of different sizes, from more than 100 workers to 5 workers or fewer. It also covers all major economic sectors: manufacturing, construction, services, and commerce. The principal factors promoting firm growth are business strategies that are focused on product diversification and market share expansion; location in large urban centers; legal status as a limited liability company; the presence of price competition; presence in markets with high demand; and certain government policies such as labor regulations, anti-trust and environmental policy. The principal factors impeding firm growth are lack of access to qualified workers and managers; location in smaller population centers; and certain other government policies such as regulation of foreign trade and policies that promote domestic price volatility.
Time-in-area represents foraging activity in a wide-ranging pelagic forager

Successful Marine Spatial Planning depends upon the identification of areas with high importance for particular species, ecosystems or processes. For seabirds, advancements in biologging devices have enabled us to identify these areas through the detailed study of at-sea behaviour. However, in many cases, only positional data are available and the presence of local biological productivity and hence seabird foraging behaviour is inferred from these data alone, under the untested assumption that foraging activity is more likely to occur in areas where sea- birds spend more time. We fitted GPS devices and accelerometers to northern gannets Morus bassanus and categorised the behaviour of individuals outside the breeding colony as plunge diving, surface foraging, floating and flying. We then used the locations of foraging events to test the efficiency of 2 approaches: time-in-area and kernel density (KD) analyses, which are widely employed to detect highly-used areas and interpret foraging behaviour from positional data. For KD analyses, the smoothing parameter (h) was calculated using the ad hoc method (KDad hoc), and KDh=9.1, where h = 9.1 km, to designate core foraging areas from location data. A high proportion of foraging events occurred in core foraging areas designated using KDad hoc, KDh=9.1, and time-in- area. Our findings demonstrate that foraging activity occurs in areas where seabirds spend more time, and that both KD analysis and the time-in-area approach are equally efficient methods for this type of analysis. However, the time-in-area approach is advantageous in its simplicity, and in its ability to provide the shapes commonly used in planning. Therefore, the time-in-area approach can be used as a simple way of using seabirds to identify ecologically important locations from both tracking and survey data.
Inflation During and After the Zero Lower Bound

The zero lower bound (ZLB) for nominal interest rates constrains monetary policy responses to adverse shocks. This inability to stabilize the economy is a major concern of central bankers. Because Japan experienced a long period of zero interest rates accompanied by falling prices from the late 1990s to the present, central bankers are also concerned about the possibility of deflation. This paper studies inflation dynamics at the ZLB and during an exit from the ZLB. In particular, we examine the following four broad questions: First, what is the inflation outlook for Japan, the United States, and the Euro Area, the three largest
Whoever is Influential is Successful too: How Chinese Undergraduates Choose Admirable People in Chinese Societies

This study examined how meritorious evaluation bias (MEB) played a role in determining how Chinese Hong Kong students and Guangzhou nominated the most successful and the most likeable people. Results showed that when choosing the most successful people, students from both cities nominated mostly politicians and scientists; when choosing the most likeable people, students from both cities nominated mostly politicians and pop-movie stars. Rarely did students in either city nominated artists, musicians, and businessmen. These findings validated the meritorious evaluation bias (MEB) discovered by the author about the nomination of admirable people in Chinese society, such as, the more social merits, contribution or influence a person has, the higher, he or she is likely to be accorded with.
A Study of Green HR Practices and Its Impact on Environmental Performance: A Review

The purpose of this study is to analyze the impact of Green Human Resource Management practices on environmental performance. For empirical investigation, instrument was adapted and distributed among 200 employees of green organizations. Convenient and snow ball sampling techniques were employed for data collection. This study elucidates that employees recruited on the basis of their environmental cognizance achieve higher grades of satisfaction when they are more involved in decisions and day to day operations. Moreover, this research proposes that organizations who want to increase their employee performance should put emphasis on training as it motivates them to achieve higher performance levels. This research project will help managers to improve organizational performance and achieve the targeted goals. The limitation faced in this study was lack of information and awareness about the topic and restricted number of firms was applying GHRM in its operations.
JMS at 50: Trends Over Time

We present an analysis of the articles published in the Journal of Management Studies since its inception to assess to what extent JMS has: maintained its leading international ranking; maintained its founding mission as a broad based management journal; and remained a broad based management journal compared to other general management journals. In terms of its impact factor and citations despite reaching a low point in 2001, we find that JMS today ranks higher than it has ever done throughout its 50-year history. From our content analysis covering the life-cycle of JMS, we find four areas have been the most frequently represented, although their relative importance varies between decades: Organizational Management/Behaviour, Strategy, Human Resource Management, and General Management, accounting for 67 per cent of articles published over the period. JMS has strengthened its international author distribution through the increase in authors from the EU especially; the period 2000–04 which saw the predominance of UK authors was an anomaly. There are marked differences between type of article and author country of origin. Our comparative analysis of the word networks between the journals JMS, AMJ, ASQ, and HRM shows that over each decade the papers in the first three normally form a single cluster, indicating that the words used in the papers in the different journals are similar, while papers from HRM often form an outlining group. Notably, in the early 2000s papers in JMS form a distinct cluster, with papers from HRM paralleling the anomaly identified in the content analysis. Overall, JMS has regained its distinctiveness as a broad-based international management journal, not favouring any particular theoretical or empirical approach.
Human Capital , Growth , and Inequality in Russia 1

Our model captures the fact that Russia has both much human capital and an education system that produces the wrong skills for a market economy. We define a rule for the timing of educational restructuring that is Pareto optimal and that dominates all later times in a Paretian sense while simultaneously reducing inequality. We demonstrate that failure to implement restructuring early in the transition process is likely to produce a very long delay that will significantly reduce Russia’s human capital. A retreat from subsidizing public education is likely to be counterproductive. We argue that early educational restructuring should be emphasized in Russia’s transition strategy. J. Comp. Econ., December 1999, 27(4), pp. 618–643. Lingnan University, Tuen Mun, N.T. , Hong Kong,
Development of In-Pipe Robot D300: Cornering Mechanism

Utilization of robots for in-pipe maintenance considered as one of the most effective ways to improve the pipeline operation. The specific condition and structure of a pipeline system is a challenge for the robots to perform its task. This research aims to assess the characteristic and performance of the in-pipe robot in a 90° pipe elbow. Hence, a prototype of in-pipe robot for 300 mm UPVC pipe diameter (IPR-D300) has been built. The conception of the robot is based on wall-pressed caterpillar type which is suitable for not only horizontal pipeline position, but also vertical and elbows pipeline. This robot is equipped with ultrasonic sensors, high performance microcontroller board and powerful geared motor for travelling in the corner of pipeline. The developed IPR-D300 consist of three independent driving modules that are able to alter the speed according to the pipeline characteristic. The hardware and software of the IPR-D300 performance have been tested and successfully perform the cornering task smoothly. The developed IPR-D300 potentially can be applied for in-pipe cleaning operation especially on centralised sewerage system. As standard pipeline size for sewerage system housing in Malaysia is 200 mm, smaller and robust in-pipe robot will be the future target.
Transition to Motherhood and Relationship Quality

Abstract Despite the fact that many women in remarriages give birth to their first child, studies on the transition to motherhood do not acknowledge the impact of higher-order unions and vice versa. Currently, it is unknown how the relationship functioning of women undergoing the transition to motherhood is influenced by the new couples' divorce or separation history. The aim of this study is to address this gap in the literature by examining the trajectory of 140 women, all expecting the birth of their first child, in function of the fact that they are, or not, in higher-order unions. Women completed, along with a demographic questionnaire, a measure of dyadic adjustment during the third trimester of their pregnancy and at six months postpartum. Results show that, as predicted, women whose partners are in higher-order unions experience a more important decline in relationship functioning following the birth of their first child than women whose partners are in first unions. These differences are largely independent of demographic variables differentiating higher-order unions from first unions, such as age of partners and length of relationship. The current study confirms that higher-order unions have the potential to be associated with relational difficulties even when no child was born from prior relationships.
Updated network analysis of the imprecise probability community based on ISIPTA electronic proceedings

In the last decade, research activities in imprecise probability (IP), carried out by isolated groups scattered throughout the world, have been successively embedded into a number of formal structures: the biennial ISIPTA symposium starting in 1999, the SIPTA society founded in 2002, and the SIPTA summer schools since 2004. To reect this period of adolescence in a data analytic way, a natural approach is to apply social network analysis. Following recent publications in the analysis of scientic
Assessment for Learning Tasks and the Peer Assessment Process.

A program of Assessment for Learning (AfL) was implemented with 107 Year 12 students as part of their preparation for a major external test. Students completed extended mathematics tasks and selected student responses were used for peer assessment purposes. This paper reports on two of the AfL elements, namely task selection and peer assessment as part of the AfL process. The importance of initial task selection in terms of supporting students in building awareness of quality of mathematical arguments is highlighted.
Determinant Analysis of Bilateral Trade Between Indonesia and Yemen During the Period 1990-2015: A Gravity Model Approach

This study examines the factors that influence the performance of bilateral trade between Indonesia and Yemen. In conducting the study, the authors use the conventional bilateral trade model is modified gravity model of international trade approach by using multiple regression analysis with Ordinary Least Square method. The analysis finds that the three independent variables that significantly affect the value of bilateral trade between Indonesia –Yemen is the GDP of Yemen, political uncertainty and security in Indonesia, as well as the presence of Indonesian Representative in the Republic of Yemen. While other independent variables namely Indonesia's GDP and political uncertainty and security in Yemen, based on the conclusions statistically, the two independent variables do not yet have enough evidence to say that the GDP of Indonesia and political uncertainty and security in Yemen significantly affect bilateral trade between Indonesia-Yemen. This trade gravity model previously passed testing assumptions multiple regression analysis with hypothesis testing and the accuracy of the model.
Perturbation bounds for singular values of matrices with singletons

This paper considers bounds for the singular values of a matrix with a rowor columnsingleton if such an element is perturbed. A multiplicative approach to such perturbations may lead to sharper bounds than the usual additive Weyl bounds. These bounds immediately give the interlace property for the singular values. These results are used for perturbation bounds if a tridiagonal matrix with a zero diagonal is perturbed in the last pair of off-diagonal elements. Such perturbation bounds are then applied to bound perturbations of the eigenvalues and the first component of the eigenvectors, which has a direct application in the computation of the Gaussian quadrature formulae for compression splines.
A problem‐solving approach to value‐adding decision making in construction design

Purpose – To illustrate the use of a Value Adding Toolbox by construction industry designers when addressing customer value expectations using problem solving.Design/methodology/approach – Focused literature review establishes the need for construction industry design solutions to deliver customer value and a Value Adding Toolbox is proposed in response. Case studies validate Toolbox use and one illustrative example is provided. Interviews with prospective Toolbox users identify barriers to adoption and inform a recommended approach to organisational adoption.Findings – The Toolbox is found to be effective at helping construction designers to solve technical design problems with regard to customer expectations of value. However, designers are found to be initially reluctant to adopt the new tool. Organisation learning is therefore required to establish the importance of customer value satisfaction as a prerequisite to Toolbox adoption by designers.Originality/value – This paper provides a useful insight i.
Ecological Status Interactions for Assessing Bird Diversity in Relation to a Heterogeneous Landscape Structure

Avian diversity is used to assess the functionality of diverse types of habitats around Salt Lake Djendli, Northeast Algeria. The landscape is stratified into five habitat types in a gradient from wetland to forested mountains. Bird species found in these habitats can be classified into four ecological groups with decreasing degrees of aquatic specialisation and increasing forest specialisation. For each surveyed species, five ecological status were assigned. Overall, there was lower species richness in urban areas compared to other “natural” habitats. Birds have a biogeographical affinity to the western Palaearctic according to the dominant faunal types. Interactions of ecological status with phenological traits reveal that water birds are different from non-aquatic species because most of them are migrants. Moreover, overall, there is no worrying conservation status for surveyed birds. Bird diet is dependent on the ecological status that differentiate bird groups from each other due to differences in the food resources of the habitats they frequent. Phenological categories tend to link together birds of urban and open-lands. These two groups are affected by seasonal human activities. Our findings emphasise the importance of using combinations within the birds’ ecological status, which would give information on the actual state of avifauna. This approach is relevant for future programmes and conservation actions.
Determination of the friction law parameters of the Mw 6.7 Michilla earthquake in northern Chile by dynamic inversion

We perform a full dynamic inversion at low frequencies of the 16 December 2007 (Mw = 6.7) northern Chile earthquake that we model as a simple elliptical patch. We use two different stress‐friction end‐member models: asperities and barriers, finding similar results. The inversions are performed for strong motion data filtered between 0.02 and 0.5 Hz. Eleven geometrical and stress and friction parameters are inverted using the neighbourhood algorithm. The optimum solutions have relative errors lower than 0.21. The earthquake rupture has duration of less than 5 s and propagates at sub‐shear speed. The rupture area is similar to that of the aftershock distribution and the seismic moment is 0.95 · 1019 Nm. We derive the friction law parameters from the models situated close to the optimum solution using a Monte Carlo technique. The results show a strong trade‐off between applied stress and frictional resistance. We find that the distribution of friction models collapses into a finite zone of the space of moment and non‐dimensional parameter κ. We conclude that it is possible to determine the friction law from near field seismograms, but there is a strong trade‐off between friction and initial stress.
Lateral variations in mantle Pvelocity from tectonically regionalized tau estimates

Summary. Estimates of tau functions for a tectonically regionalized earth are obtained from over 1.25 million seismic ray paths of ISC Bulletin data to study the correlation of potential lateral variations in mantle P-wave velocities with recognized surface heterogeneity. The use of regionalized travel-time data relies on statistical regularity criteria to check the consistency of the global regionalization. Estimates of tau perturbations attributed to velocity structure at the seismic source and receiver regions are derived by a simple algebraic formulation. Contributions from near-surface heterogeneity are thereby removed and permit the assessment of lateral velocity variations at depth. Estimates of ‘single region’ equivalent tau functions are constructed and inverted to obtain velocity—depth functions and extremal bounds at the 99.9 per cent confidence level for seven different tectonic regions. Deviations from a regionally weighted reference mean velocity function which agrees well with PREM (Dziewonski & Anderson) indicate significant differences, particularly between oceanic and continental tectonic regions, extending to a depth of 700 km. P-wave velocity anomalies are typically less than ± 1 per cent of the reference velocity. The age-dependence of the shallow oceanic mantle is observed by increased velocities from young (> 25 Myr) to old (< 100 Myr) regions, and similarly from orogenic zones and magmatic belts to stable continental regions. Unlike for young and old oceanic regions, stable continental regions do not show a pronounced gradient in the mean velocity residuals above 250 km. Continental platforms and particularly shields, however, show a compensation in the sign of the mean velocity residual at depths between about 350 and 700 km. Evidence for a velocity anomaly between 700 and 950 km is indicated. Significant negative residuals are observed centred at a depth of about 780 km below oceanic ridges and about 880 km below active continental regions. This anomaly may be related to a boundary layer between the upper and lower mantle. The level of velocity variations decreases below 950 km. Lateral variations are also suggested within 250 km of the core boundary.