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Analysis and Application of Passive Peer Influence on Peer-to-Peer Inter-domain Tra ffi

As a result of widespread of Peer-to-Peer (P2P) file sharing applications, it is a serious problem that inter-domain traffic between Internet Service Provider (ISP) networks increases. In this paper, we present a novel inter-domain traffic flow model focusing on the presence of a passive peer, and proposes a new P2P traffic control method based on the model. This method uses a filter considering P2P flow characteristics and can be applied to the P2P networks whose protocol is closed. We also evaluate both validity and effectiveness of our proposals by performing more than 20 days experiments using real P2P network environment. The results prove that our model is reasonable enough and the proposed method is promising for decreasing inter-domain P2P traffic.
ULTRA-CAPACITOR BASED KINETIC ENERGY RECOVERY SYSTEM FOR HEAVY GOODS VEHICLES

The Climate Change Act 2008 commits the UK to reduce the Greenhouse Gas emissions by 80% by 2050 relative to 1990 levels. While Heavy Goods Vehicles and buses contribute about 4% of the total Greenhouse Gas emissions in the UK, these emissions only decrease by 10% between 1990 and 2015. Urban areas are particularly susceptible to emissions and can have a significant impact upon the health of residents. For Heavy Goods Vehicles, braking losses are one of the most significant losses. A Kinetic Energy Recovery System can help reduce these emissions, and increase fuel efficiency by up to 30 %. This paper describes an InnovateUK funded project aimed at evaluating the technical and economic feasibility of a retrofitted Kinetic Energy Recovery System on Heavy Goods Vehicles through an operational trial, controlled emissions and fuel tests, and numerical modelling. A series of preliminary results using a numerical vehicle model is compared with operational data, along with simulations comparing the fuel efficiency of a Heavy Goods Vehicle with and without the KERS.
Introduction of 3910 high speed data bus

STANAG 3910 incorporates the MIL-STD-1553B protocol for system control and provides the high data rates that are not possible with MIL-STD-1553B. The authors describe the methods used by STANAG 3910 to obtain the high data rates while still maintaining the system control and data transmission protocol used by MIL-STD-1553B. Particular attention is directed toward the interaction of the low-speed and high-speed channels allowing MIL-STD-1553B compatibility. The use of fiber optics is also discussed. <<ETX>>
SPECIFIC FEATURES IN THE TREATMENT OF CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS WITH ANORECTIC AND BULIMIC EATING DISORDERS

Compared to adult patients with eating disorders, children and adolescents with bulimia nervosa or anorexia nervosa show differences regarding diagnostical features, prognosis, symptomatology as well as relationship in therapy. In psychotherapy, age-related aspects like uncertainty based on changes in puberty, as well as integration in peer groups and family have to be taken in account. The influence of the parents, however, can be used constructively. Regarding medical treatment neuroleptics and selective Serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRI) can be helpful as shown in the treatment of adult patients with eating disorders. Up to now, there are not enough opportunities for outpatient treatment of children and adolescents with eating disorders. Though, this would be important for early treatment of this disorder.
Social Network Analysis on Food Web and Dispute Data

ANETWORK is any collection of objects in which some pairs of these objects are connected by links. Network analysis can be traced back to at least three different disciplines: anthropology, psychology and sociology, but it is now widely applicable to many other disciplines too in the physical and biological sciences. We are particularly interested in Social Network Analysis, where it uses network theory to analyse social networks – a network that often involves individual social actors (people) and relations between them. Social science data are different to physical data of natural sciences as it is organised around meanings, motives, and definitions. This feature of the data that involves complex relationships and interactions between the individuals meant that the social actors and their actions (links) should be viewed as interdependent, as opposed to independent, autonomous units. Network analysis treats the relational data by using nodes or vertices to represent the individuals and edges to illustrate presence of a specified relation between actors. [3]
IN VITRO ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY AND PHENOLIC PROFILE OF HYOSCYAMUS NIGER

Nowadays, it is observed that many of the diseases are due to the Free radicals and they induce damages to biomolecules and the uses of many synthetic drugs that scavenge free radicals but they have adverse side effects. Therefore, there have been increased interests to find natural antioxidant compounds to help oxidative damages to human. So the aim of this study was to evaluate the antioxidant activity and phenolic compounds in aerial parts of Hyoscyamus niger . Hyoscyamus niger is from Solanaceae family and it is has been used for diarrhea, stomach pain, Parkinsonism and hysteric patients. The total phenolic content was determined using Folin-Ciocalteu phenol reagent method and antioxidant activities was evaluated with 2 methods DPPH (2, 2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl) and Ferric reducing antioxidant power (FRAP) assays. Efficient Concentration (EC50) for methanol extract was 377±1.21 μg/mL and it was 21±0.68 and 4.8±0.32 μg/mL for butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT) and ascorbic acid. The results of the present study apparently indicated that methanol extract of Hyoscyamus niger may constitute a suitable source of phenolic and could be used as natural antioxidants in food industries.
LEADERS ’ LANGUAGE USE AND PERCEIVED TRUST IN LEADER : A QUANTITATIVE STUDY IN AN INTERNATIONAL CENTRAL EUROPEAN NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION OZKAN KARAASLAN

The empirical study of trust in leader has manifested its intuitively appealing role as a fundamental characteristic of effective leaders. Thus, the phenomenon and its antecedents have been a salient topic in recent management studies. The aim of this paper is to examine the relation between trust and its one of the most cited antecedentcommunication satisfaction (CS). Delimited by the Motivating Language Theory, the paper reveals the mechanism between the phenomena via conventional and SEM analyses in an Int’l sample. Empirical results confirms the significantly positive relation between leaders’ language use and trust in leader as mediated by CS.
Combination therapy of hepatic arterial chemoembolization and radiofrequency ablation for primary liver cancer

Objective: To explore the therapeutic effect of the combination therapy of hepatic arterial chemoembolization and radiofrequency ablation (RFA) in the treatment of primary liver cancer (PLC). Methods: From January 2014 to May 2016, 80 patients with PLC undergoing interventional therapy in our hospital were recruited in the current study. They were subdivided into the experiment group (n=40) and the control group (n=40). The experiment group underwent the combination therapy of hepatic arterial chemoembolization and RFA, whereas the control group received hepatic arterial chemoembolization alone. The two groups were compared regarding the changes in the tumor recurrence-related markers (serum alpha fetoprotein (AFP) and carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA)) and tumor activity-related markers (E-calcium protein and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF)) at 1 month after surgery, the total response rate at month 3 after surgery as well as the rates of recurrence and survival at month 6. Results: The levels of serum AFP, CEA, E-calcium protein, and VEGF of the patients in the experiment group were all markedly lower at 1 month after surgery when compared with those in the control group, (All P<0.05); the total response rate was strikingly higher in the experiment group at month 3 (82.5% vs 60%; P=0.026); at month 6, the recurrence rate lowered substantially but the survival rate increased significantly in the experiment group (45% vs 20%; 75% vs 92.5%, respectively; both P<0.05). Conclusion: Compared with hepatic arterial chemoembolization alone, the combination therapy of radiofrequency ablation and hepatic arterial chemoembolization for treating PLC strikingly is associated with reduced tumor recurrence and activity-related markers, improved survival rate and lower recurrence rate, which is worthy of clinically extensive use.
A SURVEY OF QOS ROUTING PROTOCOLS FOR MOBILE AD HOC NETWORKS

A Mobile Ad-hoc Network (MANET) is composed of mobile nodes without any infrastructure. MANET applications such as audio/video conferencing, webcasting requires very stringent and inflexible Quality of Service (QoS). The provision of QoS guarantees is much more challenging in MANETs than wired networks due to node mobility, limited power supply and a lack of centralized control. Many researches have been done so as to provide QoS assurances by designing various MANET protocols. In recent years a number of QoS routing protocols with distinguishing features have been newly proposed. However, systematic performance evaluations and comparative analysis of these protocols in a common realistic environment have been performed only in a limited manner. This paper presents a thorough overview of QoS routing metrics, resources and factors affecting performance of QoS routing protocols. The relative strength, weakness, and applicability of existing QoS routing protocols are also studied and compared. QoS routing protocols are classified according to the QoS metrics used, type of QoS guarantee assured and their interaction with the medium access control (MAC) protocol.
MODeRN: multicast on-demand QoS-based routing in wireless networks

Multicast route computation satisfying specified quality-of-service (QoS) requirements for wireless networks is computationally complex due to the inherent uncertainty in the wireless medium. Multicast route selection which directly corresponds to the Steiner tree computation in graphs also adds to the complexity. Hence designing an on-demand, QoS-based multicast routing scheme is an NP-hard problem. If such routing is statically done beforehand, it does not capture the dynamism of a network. We propose a genetic algorithm (GA) based path (route) computation scheme-multicast on-demand QoS-based routing in wireless networks (MODeRN), which reduces the computational cost. We also study the performance of MODeRN, and compare it with a commonly used path pre-computation method. The results demonstrate that our approach is more efficient.
LAGRANGIAN TRANSFORMATION IN CONVEX OPTIMIZATION

We introduce the Lagrangian Transformation(LT) and develop a general LT method for convex optimization problems. A class Ψ of strongly concave and smooth functions ψ : R → R with specific properties is used to transform the terms of the classical Lagrangian associated with constraints. The transformation is scaled by a positive vector of scaling parameters one for each constraint. Each step of the LT method alternates unconstrained minimization of LT in primal space with both Lagrange multipliers and scaling parameters update. The scaling parameters are updated inversely proportional to the square of the Lagrange multipliers. The updating the scaling parameters in such a way makes the LT multipliers method equivalent to the Interior Quadratic Prox for the dual problem in the rescaled dual space. We used this equivalence to prove convergence and to estimate the rate of convergence of the LT method under minimum assumptions on the input data. Our main focus is on the primal-dual LT(PDLT) method. The PDLT generates a primal-dual sequence that is globally convergent to the primaldual solution. We proved that under the standard second order optimality condition the PDLT sequence converges to the primal-dual solution with an asymptotic quadratic rate.
Regulation of Neuronal Polarity by Wnt Signaling A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Biology by

Wnts are highly conserved secreted glycoproteins that function in many developmental processes. Cell surface receptors, including the Frizzleds (Fz), ROR, and RYK families of proteins, bind Wnts to activate a number of downstream pathways. Wnts act redundantly to regulate the anteroposterior polarity of mechanosensory neurons ALM and PLM in C. elegans (Hilliard and Bargmann, 2006; Prasad and Clark, 2006). With the exception of one wnt/fz pair (lin-44/lin-17) the specific interactions between Wnt ligands and cell surface receptors in this process are unknown. A genetic screen was undertaken to identify genes that function in the pathway of either of two Wnts (egl-20 and cwn-1) known to determine ALM polarity. New alleles of cwn-1/wnt, lin-44/wnt and lin-17/fz were isolated as well as a mutation that affects both ALM and PLM polarity. Expression of PLR-1 in the mechanosensory neurons caused polarity defects indicating that Fz can influence their polarity. mom-5/fz RNAi generated polarity defects in both ALM and PLM supporting its involvement in this process. cfz-2/fz;lin-17 double mutants were found to enhance the ALN cell fate defects observed in lin-17 mutants. Finally the transgenic lines expressing PLR-1 in the mechanosensory neurons were crossed with cam-1 mutants enhancing the ALM defects in one line, and with lin-18 mutants attenuating the PLM polarity defects in both lines. This suggests that lin-18 and cam-1 might function in a signaling or regulatory capacity in ALM and PLM polarization. i
Lean implementation problems in the healthcare system

ii Acknowledgement.iii Table of contents.iv List of Figures.iv Chapter 1: INTRODUCTION.1 1.1 Background of the Study.1 1.2 Research Question.2 1.3 The Study Objectives.2 1.4 The Main Concepts Definitions.2 1.5 Significance of the Study.3 1.6 Delimitations of the Study.3 1.7 The Thesis ́s Structure of.3 Chapter 2: LITERATURE REVIEW.4 2.1 Background of Lean.4 2.1.1 The Lean concept History.4 2.1.2 The Lean concept Five Principles.5 2.1.3 Wastes Types.6 2.2 Lean in the service sector.7 2.3 Lean in the Healthcare Sectors.8 2.4 Implementation.8 2.5 Lean Implementation . 9 2.5. 1 The Tools and Technique of The Lean Implementation.9 2.5. 1.1 Process mapping.9 2.5. 1.2 Value Stream Mapping (VSM). 10 2.5. 1.3 Stakeholder mapping.10 2.5. 1.4 The Lean Implementation five S ́s.11 2.5. 2 The Benefits of Lean Implementation.12 2.5. 3 The Challenges of Lean Implementation.12 2.5. 4 The Critical Success Factors of The Lean Implementation.14 2.6 Lean Concept Critics.15 2.7 Proposed Research Model.15
ROLE OF CALCIUM FROM MINERAL WATERS DURING PREGNANCY

Mineral water is a good source of calcium, highly bioavailable and easily assimilated. Calcium represents the most abundant mineral in our organism. During pregnancy adequate calcium intake is of major importance for the health of both mother and fetus. Daily consumption of hyposodic mineral waters, with a balanced content of calcium and magnesium, makes a valid support to supplement the diet and to achieve appropriate calcium dose.
Monitoring Postfire Tree Mortality in Mixed-Con ifer Forests of Crater Lake , Oregon , USA

114 Natural Areas Journal ABSTRACT: Tree mortality after a prescribed fire was monitored four times in 13 years in a mixedconifer forest at Crater Lake, Oregon, USA. Immediate postfrre mortality was concentrated in smaller size classes for all species. Mortality of larger and older trees continued, with a peak for Pinus ponderosa Doug! and Pinus lambertiana Doug! in the 3-7 y period following fire, and a peak for Abies concolor (Gord. & Glend.) Lindl in the 8-13 y period. Monitoring mortality over long time periods showed that the burn objectives were achieved most closely immediately after the fire, but were compromised by subsequent mortality of large and older trees. This delayed mortality was probably linked to extended drought that also killed large trees in adjacent unburned areas. Further fuel reduction burns might reduce tree density below historic levels unless frres remain patchy. Melding structure and process goals will be essential for achieving resources management objectives in dry forests managed for natural values.
The evaluation of dietary intake and nutritional status of patients with primary hypertension in the aspect of pharmacotherapy

Wstęp. Sposób żywienia i stan odżywienia organizmu wpływają na skuteczność farmakoterapii. Materiał i metody. W badaniu uczestniczyło 37 pacjentów w wieku 29-75 lat z pierwotnym nadciśnieniem tętniczym. Z badanymi osobami przeprowadzono wywiad żywieniowy 24 godzinny oraz dokonano u nich pomiarów antropometrycznych. Na podstawie badań ankietowych uzyskano informacje o stosowanej farmakoterapii i suplementacji. W całodziennych racjach pokarmowych pacjentów stwierdzono zbyt duży udział tłuszczu i produktów pochodzenia zwierzęcego. Wnioski. Wykazano, że niektóre spożywane produkty, płyny do popijania leków oraz stosowane suplementy mogą obniżać skuteczność farmakoterapii. (Farm Współ 2010; 3: 3-8)
Single-ended Differential RF Circuit Topologies Utilizing Complementary MOS Devices

Single-ended differential RF circuit topologies fully utilizing complementary characteristics of both NMOS and PMOS are proposed, which have inherent advantage of both single-ended and differential circuits. Using this concept, we propose a CCPP (Complementary CMOS parallel push-pull) amplifier which has single-ended input/output with differential amplifying characteristics, leading to more than 30 dB improvement on IIP2. In addition, complementary resistive mixer is also proposed, which provides not only differential IF outputs from single-ended RF input, but much better linearity as well as isolation characteristics. Experimental results using 0.35 µm CMOS process show that, compared with conventional NMOS resistive mixer, the proposed mixer shows 15 dB better LO-to-IF isolation, 4.6 dB better IIP2, and 4.5 dB better IIP3 performances.
Horizontal-axis Modern Wind Turbines , Fault Detection and Diagnosis ( FDD ) , State Estimation , Kalman Filters , State Space Model Representation

Abstract Reliability, survivability, cost efficiency and high performance are required for modern wind turbines to be competitive within the renewable energy market. In this paper, an integrated fault detection and isolation (FDI) system is designed to detect sensor fault scenarios of the benchmark model of horizontal-axis standard modern wind turbines. The developed FDI technique is proposed utilizing a reconfigurable constrained discrete Kalman filter algorithm. After detecting and isolating the faulty sensor, the sensor effectiveness factor for the faulty system is then estimated in the existence of model disturbances as well as measurement random noise. Simulation result on a 4.8 Mega Watt, variable pitch and variable speed horizontal axis modern wind turbine (HAWT) dynamic model to justify the validation of the proposed design scheme.
Beyond Biological Sex: Interactive Effects of Gender Role and Sex Hormones on Spatial Abilities

Sex differences in spatial abilities are well documented, even though their underlying causes are poorly understood. Some studies assume a biological basis of these differences and study the relationship of sex hormone levels to spatial abilities. Other studies assume social influences and study the relationship of gender role (masculinity/femininity) to spatial abilities. Contemporary theories postulate a psychobiosocial model of sex differences in spatial abilities, in which both biological (e.g., hormonal) and psychosocial (e.g., gender role) variables interactively modulate spatial abilities. However, few studies have addressed both aspects simultaneously. Accordingly, the present study explores potential interactive effects between gender role and sex hormones on spatial performance. 41 men and 41 women completed a mental rotation and a virtual navigation task. Sex hormone levels and gender role were assessed in all participants. Sex differences favoring men were observed in both tasks. We found that neither sex hormones nor gender role alone emerged as mediators of these sex differences. However, several interactive effects between gender role and sex hormones were identified. Combined effects of masculinity and testosterone were observed for those variables that displayed sex differences. Participants with both, high masculinity and high testosterone showed the best performance. However, this association was further modulated by biological sex and progesterone levels. Furthermore, we observed an interactive effect of femininity, estradiol and testosterone on response times in both tasks. Consistent across both tasks and irrespective of biological sex, testosterone related to response times in participants with low estradiol levels, depending on their femininity. In participants with low femininity, testosterone was related to slower reaction times, while in participants with higher femininity, testosterone was related to faster reaction times.
Developmental Language Disorder: The Childhood Condition We Need to Start Talking About

13 AND 8 Using language is a skill that allows us to share our ideas and feelings, to learn in school, and to understand the world around us. Unfortunately, using and understanding language is not easy for everyone—especially for people with developmental language disorder (or DLD). DLD is a hidden but very common condition a ecting about 1 out of 15 children. DLD has been given di erent names in the past, which has sometimes made it confusing for professionals to talk about the condition and for children with DLD to get help. Researchers have studied the di erent factors that may contribute to DLD, the di erent types of language problems children with DLD might have, and how children with DLD can be helped. It is very important that we raise awareness for DLD so that the condition will become less mysterious and the lives of the many children who have DLD will become easier.