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Filtering Effect of Rhinogobio cylindricus Gut Microbiota Relieved Influence of the Three Gorges Dam on the Gut Microbiota Composition

Fish gut microbiota were potentially influenced by habitat changes. However, the fish gut has been shown to have a filtering effect on habitat microorganisms. Here, we hypothesized that the filtering of fish gut microbiota could counteract the effect of dam construction on the gut microbiota composition. To test this hypothesis, we collected water and Rhinogobio cylindricus individuals from four sampling sites located upstream of the Three Gorges Dam (TGD) and analyzed the microbiota composition in the water samples (n = 48) and R. cylindricus gut samples (n = 89) by high-throughput sequencing of the 16S rRNA gene. A total of 6,772,720 (49,435.91 ± 3762.80) high-quality sequences were obtained from 137 samples. The microbiota in the water environment was significantly more diverse than that in the gut of R. cylindricus. The β-diversity of microbiota in the water was significantly lower than that in the gut of R. cylindricus. The water microbiota composition varied greatly according to the distribution of the sampling sites upstream of the TGD, but the gut microbiota of R. cylindricus did not show the same pattern. Rather, the gut microbiota of R. cylindricus were not significantly affected by the TGD. This consistency in the internal tract of R. cylindricus is presumedly a result of a filtering effect on the water microorganisms. Our study furthers our understanding of the stabilization mechanism of the gut microbiota composition of fish and the impact of dams on river ecosystems.
Analysis of nonlinear electroelastic continua with electric conduction

This thesis presents the nonlinear theory for large deformation electroelastic continua with electric conduction. This theory is suitable for modeling actuator and sensor devices composed of deformable, electromechanically coupled, highly insulating materials. Consistency is proven between the large deformation theory and the classical Poynting vector based piezoelectric small deformation theory, extended for electric conduction. A result is that electric body forces, realized mathematically as electric surface tractions, are retained in the small deformation approximation. A finite element formulation is presented suitable for performance analysis of deformable electromechanical actuator and sensor devices composed of highly insulating materials with nonlinear response functions, under the small deformation approximation. Results demonstrate the significant cumulative effects of a weak electric current flow for electric voltage DC offset loading of a highly electrically insulating composite device. Thesis Supervisor: Nesbitt W. Hagood IV Title: Associate Professor Acknowledgments The work was sponsored by ONR Grant N00014-96-1-0691 with Dr. Wallace Smith serving as technical monitor.
DNA barcoding of the Genus Capoeta (Actinopterygii: Cyprinidae) from Anatolia

The mitochondrial DNA cytochrome oxidase subunit I (COI) gene sequences were used as a DNA barcode to identify species of the Capoeta genus in Anatolia and to clarify their systematics. A 652-bp region of the mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase subunit I (COI) was evaluated on 253 individuals representing seventeen species of Capoeta and thirty-three haplotypes were totally identified. The COI barcoding efficiency test for Anatolian Capoeta species provided twelve congruent numbers of putative species for four delimitation methods (BCM, K2P, ABGD, and NJ). The mean congeneric genetic distance (4.01%) was approximately 14-fold higher than the mean of conspecific one (0.28%) and there was a clear-cut barcode gap (0.92 -1.26%) between maximum intraspecific and minimum nearest neighbour distance for Anatolian Capoeta species. The ML and BI phylogenies indicated a consensus tree topology containing three clades corresponding to the geographical origins: Anatolian-Iranian, Mesopotamian and Aralo-Caspian groups. The results of present study indicated that the COI gene could be a suitable DNA barcode marker for the most of scrapers species identification and delimitation with approximately 81% success rate.
Self-Recurrent Wavelet Neural Network Based Direct Adaptive Control for Stable Path Tracking of Mobile Robots

: This paper proposes a direct adaptive control method using self-recurrent wavelet neural network (SRWNN) for stable path tracking of mobile robots. The architecture of the SRWNN is a modiﬁed model of the wavelet neural network (WNN). Unlike the WNN, since a mother wavelet layer of the SRWNN is composed of self-feedback neurons, the SRWNN has the ability to store the past information of the wavelet. For this ability of the SRWNN, the SRWNN is used as a controller with simpler structure than the WNN in our on-line control process. The gradient-descent method with adaptive learning rates (ALR) is applied to train the parameters of the SRWNN. The ALR are derived from discrete Lyapunov stability theorem, which are used to guarantee the stable path tracking of mobile robots. Finally, through computer simulations, we demonstrate the eﬀectiveness and stability of the proposed controller.
Microwave imaging of a partially immersed non-uniform conducting cylinder

In this paper, we investigate the imaging problem to determine both the shape and the conductivity of a partially immersed non-uniform conducting cylinder from the knowledge of scattered far-field pattern of TM waves by solving the ill-posed nonlinear equation. Based on the boundary condition and the measured scattered field, a set of nonlinear integral equations is derived and the inverse problem is reformulated into an optimization one. The steady-state genetic algorithm is then employed to find out the global extreme solution of the object function. As a result, the shape and the conductivity of the conductor can be obtained. Numerical results are given to demonstrate that even in the presence of noise, good reconstruction can be obtained.
A Macro-Bend Fiber Based Wavelength Demodulation System for Optical Fiber Sensing Applications

This thesis considers the design and development of a wide range allfiber interrogation system with a rapid measurement capability for extracting reliable measurand information from fiber Bragg grating sensors. Existing passive and active interrogation systems have certain limitations and do not satisfy all requirements. In this thesis a wavelength demodulation system is proposed, based on a macro-bend fiber filter employed in a ratiometric detection scheme. A theoretical model and analysis of an edge filter based ratiometric wavelength measurement (RWM) system is presented. A fiber edge filter is realized by carefully selecting an appropriate bend radius and number of bend turns of a standard single-mode fiber with an applied absorption layer. The calibration and characterization of the system are carried out experimentally and the effect of the signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) of the source is studied. It is shown that the SNR limits the measurable wavelength range of the system. A complete noise model for an edge filter based ratiometric system is developed and the noise analysis shows that increasing the slope of the edge filter is not necessarily a guaranteed approach to increasing the resolution of the system. The effect of polarization on the system is also investigated. The origins of the polarization dependency of the components, the macro-bend fiber filter and the 3 dB coupler, are identified and the effect of polarization dependent loss (PDL) on the RWM system with concatenated PDL components is investigated. To eliminate the polarization dependency, a novel twisted macro-bend fiber edge filter based system is proposed and demonstrated. As the bend loss in single-mode fiber is a function of temperature, an investigation to estimate the temperature induced instabilities in the system is carried out. The macro-bend fiber based interrogation system is used to extract information from an array of FBGs with different peak wavelengths using a best fit slope. A performance evaluation of the interrogation system is carried out and static strain, dynamic strain and temperature are measured. The investigation of the temperature dependence of the bend loss edge filter also led to the development of a new all-fiber temperature sensor, which is described, demonstrating a linear relation between the bend loss of a single-mode fiber and temperature in a sensing application for the first time.
MDS Codes With Galois Hulls of Arbitrary Dimensions and the Related Entanglement-Assisted Quantum Error Correction

Let <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$q=p^{e}$ </tex-math></inline-formula> be a prime power and <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\ell $ </tex-math></inline-formula> be an integer with <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$0\leq \ell \leq e-1$ </tex-math></inline-formula>. The <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\ell $ </tex-math></inline-formula>-Galois hull of classical linear codes is a generalization of the Euclidean hull and Hermitian hull. We provide a necessary and sufficient condition under which a codeword of a GRS code or an extended GRS code belongs to its <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\ell $ </tex-math></inline-formula>-Galois dual code, generalizing both the Euclidean case and Hermitian case in the literature. By using four different tools: 1) the norm mapping from <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\mathbb {F}_{q}^{\ast }$ </tex-math></inline-formula> to <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\mathbb {F}_{p^{\ell }}^{\ast }$ </tex-math></inline-formula>; 2) the direct product of two cyclic subgroups; 3) the coset decomposition of a cyclic group; 4) an additive subgroup of <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\mathbb {F}_{q}$ </tex-math></inline-formula> and its cosets, we construct eleven families of <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$q$ </tex-math></inline-formula>-ary MDS codes with <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\ell $ </tex-math></inline-formula>-Galois hulls of arbitrary dimensions, and give the related eleven families of <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$[[n,k,d;c]]_{q}$ </tex-math></inline-formula> entanglement-assisted quantum error-correcting codes (EAQECCs) with relatively large minimum distance in the sense that <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$2d=n-k+2+c$ </tex-math></inline-formula>. We show that developing the theory on <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\ell $ </tex-math></inline-formula>-Galois hulls of <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$q$ </tex-math></inline-formula>-ary MDS codes in this paper enables us to obtain new <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$q$ </tex-math></inline-formula>-ary EAQECCs with different kinds of length sets via different <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\ell $ </tex-math></inline-formula>, where <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$2\ell \mid e$ </tex-math></inline-formula>.
Local buckling and crippling of thin-walled composite structures under axial compression

The local buckling and crippling of thin-walled graphite/epoxy I-section beams under axial compression is investigated. The initial design of the specimens is based upon procedures used for metal structures. The specimen webs are manufactured from laminated woven graphite C3000 cloth with a 5225 resin system. Five ply layups—(0) , (45/02/ 45)s, (0/452/0)s, (0)3s, and (45/0/45)s—are considered for the study. The specimens are cpmpressively loaded to subcritical load levels and the critical loads are estimated using a stiffness plotting technique. They are loaded to failure subsequently. The NASTRAN code is used to predict the overall buckling behavior of the I-section. The correlation of the experimental and analytical results supports the validity of the design procedure.
Implementing an integrated ABC and TOC approach to enhance decision making in a Lean context

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to implement an integrated activity-based costing (ABC) and theory of constraints (TOC) approach to enhance decision making in a Lean company. Design/methodology/approach – Based on the literature, this paper proposes an integrated ABC and TOC approach and applies it to a Lean plastic manufacturing company to improve its product-mix decision. Findings – The results of the case study show that the current conventional product-mix decision used by the company and the proposed integrated approach can give significantly different results concerning the optimal product-mix and the associated bottlenecks. Moreover, the paper suggests that managers who implement Lean production without utilising a supportive management accounting system may experience disappointing financial results. Research limitations/implications – The validation of the suggested method is based on a single case study with an action research approach. For future research, the authors suggest the impleme.
Applying reliability centered maintenance (RCM) to overhead electric utility distribution systems

Overhead distribution systems have evolved slowly and are typically composed of large populations of relatively uniform and unsophisticated elements of infrastructure. This summary paper is intended to convey a sense of the potential opportunities available in applying reliability centered maintenance (RCM) analysis methods to an assessment of maintenance of overhead distribution systems. RCM methods have been successfully applied to analyses of maintenance needs of other segments of the utility industry, including power production and T&D substations. Application of RCM to overhead distribution system maintenance is a logical extension of this work The author assumes the reader has a working understanding of RCM philosophy and practice. The paper emphasizes the identification of potential opportunities and includes a conceptual discussion of how RCM could be applied to overhead distribution systems.
Development of the Seed Scattering System for Computational Landscape Design

This paper proposes a computational landscape design method, called the Seeds Scattering system (SS system), that was developed by the AnS Studio to carry out the Sony forest project in Japan. This method enables us to manage various environmental conditions in design processes, to design ‘natural’ in urban areas, (i.e., people perceive a forest in an urbanized area as if it is natural although the forest is not genuinely natural). First, this paper discusses the limitations of the conventional method of landscape design. In Section 3 to 4, we describes the SS system together with the design process of the project. In Section 5, we present the system from a different perspective, that is, as a method for satisfying social requirements to gain human appreciation. The designer's role in this system is not to manipulate geometries or compositions of tree groupings but to design the fundamental rules that underlie them. As a result, the designer can create a landscape in an interactive manner, thereby producing one that inherently belongs to its site.
The Influence of Cultural Factors on the Adoption of E-Learning: A Reference to a Public University in Sri Lanka

The study investigated the factors influencing e-learning adoption behavior of instructors of a public university in Sri Lanka. The analysis of various models used to study the adoption behavior reveals that cultural factors were neglected. Therefore an e-learning adoption model was proposed considering cultural factors and the model was tested among instructors. The findings of this research have significant effects on the suitability of adopting an e-learning system at this university. However it is recommended that this study should be extended to include instructors belonging to multi-ethnic groups in all universities in Sri Lanka.
A new pressure regulation device using high pressure isolation valves

A new high pressure equipment has been developed in the context of the French High Pressure Network. It includes a new concept of high pressure isolation valves and a new device of pressure regulation. The main feature of the valves is the absence of the stuffing box and a working mode based on the elastic deformation of materials. The regulation device uses these high-performance valves and proposes a compact system allowing the programming of pressure cycles up to 2000 bar with a high reliability and flexibility. The setup is regularly used for in situ experiments in high pressure and high temperature cells at ESRF.
3D Reconstruction of Individual Tooth Shapes by Integrating Dental CAD Templates and Patient-Specific Anatomy

The accurate reconstruction of a human digital dental model represents a wide research area within the orthodontic field due to its importance for the customization of patient treatments. Usually, 3-D dental root geometries are obtained by segmenting tomographic data. However, concerns about radiation doses may be raised since tomographic scans produce a greater X-ray dose than conventional 2-D panoramic radiographs (PAN). The present work is aimed at investigating the possibility to retrieve 3-D shape of individual teeth by exposing the patient to the minimum radiation dose. The proposed methodology is based on adapting general CAD templates over patient-specific dental anatomy, which is reconstructed by integrating the optical digitization of dental plaster models with a PAN image. The radiographic capturing process is simulated through the Discrete Radon Transform (DRT) and performed onto the patient crowns geometry obtained by segmenting the digital plaster model. A synthetic PAN image is then reconstructed and used to integrate the radiographic data within the digitized plaster model, thus allowing to retrieve roots information which guide the CAD templates adapting over the patient anatomy.Copyright © 2014 by ASME
A NEW CONCEPT FOR OCCUPANT DECELERATION CONTROL IN A CRASH

In order to minimize occupant injury in a vehicle crash, an approach was attempted to address this issue by making the wave form of vehicle body deceleration optimal to lower the maximum deceleration value applied to the occupant. A study with a one-dimensional two-mass model was conducted to the kinetic mechanism between the body deceleration wave form and the responding occupant's motion while finding a mathematical solution for the optimal body deceleration wave form. A common feature of the three derived mathematical solutions is that they consist of three aspects: high deceleration, low or negative deceleration, and constant deceleration. This was demonstrated by simulation with a three-dimensional dummy. The results show that the response of the dummy closely agrees with that of the one-dimensional two-mass model, thus proving the adequacy of the mathematical solution, and that occupant injury was reduced. A type of new body construction is proposed to yield the optimal body deceleration wave form obtained from this research. (A) For the covering abstract see ITRD E106656.
Impact of Participatory Development Projects on Social Capital: Evidence from Farmland Consolidation Projects in Paddy Areas of Japan

This study examines the impact of Japan’s participatory development projects, in which communities design proposals for farmland consolidation projects (FCPs), on community-level social capital. The analysis uses large-scale community data that include detailed information on social capital for 29,179 communities (of which 8,067 communities implemented the project and 21,112 did not). We provide propensity score matching estimates. The results reveal a positive impact on bonding social capital, although there is limited evidence of a negative effect on bridging social capital. Further, FCPs increase the number of community meetings held. Treated communities opt for governance that requires higher cooperative levels for irrigation management. Focusing on social ties outside the community, FCPs negatively affect holding direct sales of rice products among urban residents. Discipline: Agricultural economics Additional key words: impact evaluation, propensity score matching *Corresponding author: e-mail takayama@meikai.ac. jp Received 2 June 2017; accepted 14 December 2017.
Dynamic Absorber Characteristics of DecouplingCoating Covering Underwater Structure

It is a difficult problem to reduce the low-frequency vibration and radiation noise of underwater structure by decoupling coating. Assuming decoupling coating as viscoelastic fluid, a vibroacoustic model of a simply supported rectangular plate covered by decoupling coating is presented. The model simulates the vibration and acoustic response of the structure which is water-loaded on one side and air backed on the other. The characteristics of vibration and acoustics reduction by the decoupling coating are analyzed. The results show that: 1) For single flexural mode of plate, plate-decoupling coating-water layer is similar to two-freedom degree system, which has two resonant frequencies and an anti-resonant frequency, and dynamic absorber characteristics are introduced by decoupling coating; 2) Dynamic absorber characteristics could be utilized to reduce the low-frequency vibration and underwater radiation noise by selecting suitable parameters of decoupling coating. Keywords-decoupling coating; dynamic absorber; underwater sound radiation; underwater structure
Transition Faults and Transition Path Delay Faults: Test Generation, Path Selection, and Built-In Generation of Functional Broadside Tests

Yao, Bo. Ph.D., Purdue University, December 2013. Transition Faults and Transition Path Delay Faults: Test Generation, Path Selection, and Built-In Generation of Functional Broadside Tests. Major Professor: Irith Pomeranz. As the clock frequency and complexity of digital integrated circuits increase rapidly, delay testing is indispensable to guarantee the correct timing behavior of the circuits. In this dissertation, we describe methods developed for three aspects of delay testing in scan-based circuits: test generation, path selection and built-in test generation. We first describe a deterministic broadside test generation procedure for a path delay fault model named the transition path delay fault model, which captures both large and small delay defects. Under this fault model, a path delay fault is detected only if all the individual transition faults along the path are detected by the same test. To reduce the complexity of test generation, sub-procedures with low complexity are applied before a complete branch-and-bound procedure. Next, we describe a method based on static timing analysis to select critical paths for test generation. Logic conditions that are necessary for detecting a path delay fault are considered to refine the accuracy of static timing analysis, using input necessary assignments. Input necessary assignments are input values that must be assigned to detect a fault. The method calculates more accurate path delays, selects paths that are critical during test application, and identifies undetectable path delay faults. These two methods are applicable to off-line test generation. For large circuits with high complexity and frequency, built-in test generation is a cost-effective method for delay testing. For a circuit that is embedded in a larger design, we developed a method for built-in generation of functional broadside tests to avoid excessive power dissipation during test application and the overtesting of delay faults, taking the
Verruciform xanthoma and concomitant lichen planus of the oral mucosa: A report of three cases

Abstract Verruciform xanthomas are benign muco-cutaneous lesions of unknown aetiology. They have a papillated surface and histologically they are characterised by the presence of foam cells in connective tissue papillae between elongated parakeratinised epithelial rete ridges. Three cases are reported in which oral mucosal verruciform xanthoma and oral mucosal lichen planus occurred concomitantly.