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Enhancement of Photocatalytic Activity on TiO2-Nitrogen-Doped Carbon Nanotubes Nanocomposites

TiO2-nitrogen-doped carbon nanotubes (TiO2-CNx) nanocomposites are successfully synthesized via a facile hydrothermal method. The prepared photocatalysts were systematically characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), and thermogravimetric and differential scanning calorimetry analyses (TGA-DSC). The results show that the TiO2 nanoparticles with a narrow size of 7 nm are uniformly deposited on CNx. The photocatalytic activity of the nanocomposite was studied using methyl orange (MO) as a model organic pollutant. The experimental results revealed that the strong linkage between the CNx and TiO2 played a significant role in improving photocatalytic activity. However, the mechanical process for CNx and TiO2 mixtures showed lower activity than neat TiO2. Moreover, TiO2-CNx nanocomposites exhibit much higher photocatalytic activity than that of neat TiO2 and TiO2-CNTs nanocomposites. The improved photodegradation performances are attributed to the suppressed recombination of electrons and holes caused by the effective transfer of photogenerated electrons from TiO2 to CNx.
1 SERVICE DOMINANT LOGIC / CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE AND VALUE CO-CREATION 66 . CAPTURING SERVICE BRAND ENGAGEMENT : CONCEPTUALIZATION , SCALE DEVELOPMENT & VALIDATION

The concept of value co-creation provides a new perspective in the research in marketing. In the literature we can find plethora of references to the significance of value co-creation and the impact it may have on research, the business practices and the social life. However, we still lack comprehensive frameworks of value co-creation that would help understanding deeply and in a systematic way the dimensions, the characteristics, the methods and the implications of value co-creation. This paper makes a step in this direction by presenting a classification framework for value co-creation. The proposed classification framework is developed in three dimensions that refer to the leading actor in the co-creation process, the activities performed and the scale of customer participation. Value cocreation can be manifested with eight general types along the different kind of activities performed.
Effect of four mulberry (Morus alba Linn.) varieties on microbial population and fermentative products with rumen liquid from river buffaloes (Bubalus bubalis) under in vitro conditions

The effect of four mulberry (Morus alba Linn) varieties on the microbial population and fermentative products was determined under in vitro conditions, using rumen liquid from river buffaloes (Bubalus bubalis). An in vitro fermentation was developed to evaluate five treatments: 1) 100 % of star grass (SG) (Cynodon nlemfuensis) (control), 2) SG + 30 % Cuban variety, 3) SG + 30 % Acorazonada variety, 4) SG + 30 % Tigreada variety and 5) SG + 30 % Indonesia variety. The culture and count of total viable, cellulolytic, proteolytic, amylolytic, and methanogenic bacteria and fungi were performed. Also, the count of protozoa was conducted, as well as the pH measurement and the determination of the ammonia concentration. A completely randomized design was applied with 5 x 3 factorial fit for the counts of bacteria and fungi, and with 5 x 5 for the indicators pH, ammonia concentration, and count of protozoa. The inclusion of the different mulberry varieties did not affect the populations of total viable, proteolytic, and celullolytic bacteria and fungi. At eight hours of fermentation, the treatment with the Acorazonada variety showed the lowest counts of methanogens (1.96 x 109 cfu.mL-1) compared with those including the Cuban, Tigreada, and Indonesia varieties (3.75, 3.99 and 3.70 x 109 cfu•mL-1, respectively). The counts of protozoa were superior for the Cuban variety (1.04 x 104 cel•mL-1). The pH declined, regardless the treatment, with the fermentation time, although it was always closed to neutrality. The concentration of ammonia was similar for all the treatments. It was concluded that the inclusion of 30 % of the mulberry varieties: Acorazonada, Cuban, Tigreada, and Indonesia did not affect the fiber-degrading populations or the end products of the rumen fermentation.
Consolidating Democracy in Thailand: The First Four Years of Democracy under the Constitution of 1997

Abstract The period across parliamentary elections in Thailand, 2001–2005, constitutes the longest continuous government under a democratic constitution in Thai history. This article explores the consolidation of democracy in the Thai population during this period through national probability samples of Thai public opinion. The results indicate movement in the direction of greater support for democracy, but also revealing significant cleavages corresponding to the ‘two democracies’ thesis that proved to be the basis for bringing this era of democracy to an end.
A POX Controller Module to Prepare a List of Flow Header Information Extracted from SDN Traffic

 Abstract — Software Defined Networking (SDN) is a paradigm designed to facilitate the way of controlling the network dynamically and with more agility. Network traffic is a set of flows, each of which contains a set of packets. In SDN, a matching process is performed on every packet coming to the network in the SDN switch. Only the headers of the new packets will be forwarded to the SDN controller. In terminology, the flow header fields are called tuples. Basically, these tuples are 5-tuple: the source and destination IP addresses, source and destination ports, and protocol number. This flow information is used to provide an overview of the network traffic. Our module is meant to extract this 5-tuple with the packets and flows numbers and show them as a list. Therefore, this list can be used as a first step in the way of detecting the DDoS attack. Thus, this module can be considered as the beginning stage of any flow-based DDoS detection method.
Antiwindup design for the speed loop PI controller of a PMSM servo system

A novel antiwindup (AW) strategy for a proportional-integral (PI) regulator based on the back-calculation method is presented. The proposed method will calculate the gain of the back-calculation based on the input and output status of the PI regulator without the requirement of motor parameters, such as the inertial and torque-current coecient, and the back-calculation gain will vary with the speed command in order to obtain the optimal dynamic performance. The proposed method avoids the problem caused by the xed back-calculation gain in the classical AW strategy, and prevents the system from untimely saturation withdrawing or an unexpected overshoot due to the inappropriate back- calculation gain, respectively. The proposed AW strategy is compared with the classical AW design by simulation and experiment on an application platform of a permanent magnet synchronous motor servo system. A PI controller with the proposed AW design will decrease the overshoot with a small settling time of the system's step-response, which can be observed obviously in wide dynamic variation. It reduces the diculty of the parameter tuning for the PI controller.
Achieving Vision 20: 2020: The Role of the Nigerian Capital Market

This study examined the role of the Nigerian Capital Market in achieving the vision 20: 2020 in Nigeria. However, the main aim of vision 20:2020 is to improve the standard of living of the average Nigerian. Applying co-integration and error correction modeling to stock market performance and per capital income time series data, this study has helped in highlighting the specific roles of major indicators of the capital market, which are relevant in testing the stock market-economic growth nexus. The findings indicate the separate roles played by the primary capital market and the secondary capital market in the growth of the Nigerian economy are capable of achieving vision 20:2020. By and large, the evidence from this study revealed that while activities in the secondary capital market tend to grow the Nigerian economy through its wealth effect that of the primary market ironically did not.
An Analysis of the Bank Credit Marketization’s Effects on the Economic Fluctuation in China

In recent years, more and more scholars began to emphasize the study of factors affecting macroeconomic fluctuations. As the bank credit market is a major part of the financial market in China, how bank credit marketization influences economic fluctuation has undoubtedly caused much attention. This paper mainly studies the role of bank credit marketization in the conductive process of macroeconomic fluctuations caused by real shocks and monetary shocks. According to the theoretical model created by Bacchetta (2000) and Beck (2006), this paper theoretically analyses the mechanism of bank credit marketization’s effects. The results show that bank credit marketization amplifies real shocks but offsets monetary shocks in the conductive process of macroeconomic fluctuations. The government scale and the development of the stock market also have a significant influence on economic fluctuations. Based on the theoretical and empirical analysis, some policy recommendations are proposed.
PHYLOGENETIC STUDIES ON DIDELPHID MARSUPIALS II. NONMOLECULAR DATA AND NEW IRBP SEQUENCES: SEPARATE AND COMBINED ANALYSES OF DIDELPHINE RELATIONSHIPS WITH DENSER TAXON SAMPLING

Abstract In order to test the results of a previous study of didelphid marsupial phylogeny based on IRBP nuclear gene sequences (Jansa and Voss, 2000. Phylogenetic studies on didelphid marsupials I. Introduction and preliminary results from nuclear IRBP gene sequences. Journal of Mammalian Evolution 7: 43–77), we surveyed external, cranial, dental, and karyotypic characters among a more densely taxon-sampled didelphine ingroup. Separate maximum-parsimony analyses of these nonmolecular data and of a new (taxon-dense) IRBP matrix yielded superficially dissimilar strict-consensus topologies. However, no didelphine clade that was even moderately well supported by either separate analysis was contradicted by any equivalently well-supported clade in the other. Instead, all examples of taxonomic incongruence involved weak nodal support from one or both datasets. A maximum-likelihood analysis of the IRBP data produced a consensus topology that was completely congruent with, although slightly more resolved than, the maximum-parsimony consensus. A combined (simultaneous) maximum-parsimony analysis of both datasets (nonmolecular + IRBP) produced a consensus topology that closely resembled the results of analyzing IRBP separately. Most of the didelphine relationships previously reported by Jansa and Voss (op. cit.) are supported by these analytic exercises, with some notable exceptions. The taxon currently known as Marmosa canescens is conspicuously divergent from congeneric species and variously clusters with three different groups (“other Marmosa” + Micoureus, Monodelphis, or higher didelphines [= clade H of Jansa and Voss, op. cit.] ) in several parsimony-equivalent resolutions of a fourfold basal polytomy in the IRBP and combined-data consensus topologies. Even without canescens, however, the genus Marmosa is not demonstrably monophyletic. The nomenclatural consequences of these results are discussed, and a new genus is described for “Marmosa” canescens. Future analyses should test the monophyly of other speciose didelphine genera, but new sources of character data will be needed to offset the loss of resolution and decreased nodal support that are often caused by denser taxon sampling.
Spatial and temporal variability of prokaryotes, viruses, and viral infections of prokaryotes in an alkaline, hypersaline lake

Mono Lake is a large, alkaline, moderately hypersaline lake containing planktonic prokaryotes and viruses at concentrations that are among the highest reported for natural aquatic environments. We hypothesized that pronounced seasonality in physical and biological forcing and strong vertical gradients of chemical, physical, and biological parameters in this meromictic lake would result in dramatic temporal and spatial variability in concentrations of viruses and viral infec- tions of prokaryotes. To test this, we investigated the temporal, vertical, and horizontal variability in hydrography, microbial concentrations, and viral infections of prokaryotes at 4 stations over a 10 mo period in Mono Lake. The infection parameters quantified included the frequency of visibly infected cells (FVIC), burst size, intracellular virus diameter, and volume of infected cells. Concentrations of chlorophyll a (chl a), prokaryotes, and viruses in individual samples ranged from 3.3 to 150 µg l -1 , 0.10 to 1.2 × 10 11 l -1 , and 0.14 to 1.9 × 10 12 l -1 , respectively, with the highest concentrations of each occurring in the spring. For all data combined, concentrations of viruses were significantly correlated with concentrations of prokaryotes (r = 0.68, p < 0.001, n = 68), but not with chl a. FVIC ranged from <0.1 to 3.5% for the community, but reached as high as 13% for coccoid cells in 1 sample. Averaged over the water column, the estimated fraction of prokaryote mortality due to viral lysis ranged from a low of 3.7% in September, to a high of 16% in July. Burst size, intracellular virus diameters, and vol- umes of infected cells were temporally variable with a trend of decreasing burst size through the spring and summer as a result of larger viruses infecting smaller cells. In contrast, these parameters did not differ systematically among stations or between the anoxic and oxic layers of the lake. The data suggested that seasonal forcing is the primary source of variability in viral infections in the lake. Overall, viral lysis appeared to make a modest contribution to the mortality of prokaryotes, but high virus-host contact rates suggested that viruses are likely to influence the clonal diversity of picoplankton in the lake.
Studies on impairment of DJ-1, the product of a causative gene of Parkinson's disease

Title Studies on impairment of DJ-1, the product of a causative gene of Parkinson's disease [an abstract of dissertation and a summary of dissertation review] Author(s) 安田, 樹 Issue Date 2017-03-23 Doc URL http://hdl.handle. net/2115/65583 Rights(URL) http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.1/jp/ Type theses (doctoral abstract and summary of review) Additional Information There are other files related to this item in HUSCAP. Check the above URL. File Information Tatsuki_Yasuda_review. pdf (審査の要旨)
Effects of a Brazilian jiu-jitsu training session on physiological, biochemical, hormonal and perceptive responses

Background & Study Aim: Brazilian jiu‐jitsu (BJJ) training consists of actions performed from vertical posture (throws) and from ground posi‐ tions (groundwork), including strangulation, joint lock techniques (wrist, arm, ankle, knee and leg), knee on belly, and immobilisation manoeuvres There were two objectives of these studies: the effect of a Brazilian jiu‐jitsu training session on physiological, biochemical, hormonal, and perceptive responses: the rating of perceived exertion (RPE) in relation to physiological effects, cellular damage, and hormone levels generated by training. Material & Methods: Fourteen male‐adult Brazilian jiu‐jitsu athletes participated in a training session lasting 1h30min and consisting of six matches. Before, immediately after, and post 24h, venous blood samples were collected to measure cellular dam‐ age and hormonal levels. During the training, blood lactate (La), heart rate (HR), the RPE (6‐20 scale for matches and 0‐10 scale, thirty minutes after session), and local fatigue were measured. Results: Results showed that the levels of cortisol, testosterone/cortisol ratio, creatine kinase (CK), aspartate (AST) and al‐ anine (ALT) aminotransferase remained high at least until post 24h (p<0.01). There was a post‐training increase of lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) (p<0.001), but this returned to baseline post 24h. By the fourth match correlations were observable between (La) and HR (r = 0.48; p<0.05) and between RPE6‐20 and HR (r = 0.66; p<0.01). Also, ob‐ served immediately after training was a correlation between the internal training load and delta of ALT (r = 0.66; p<0.01) and LDH (r = 0.50; p<0.01). Conclusions: This type of training increases the catabolic state and generates cell damage that fails to return to basal levels even post 24h. The study also found that RPE6‐20 is not very effective for predicting intensity throughout the training (match‐ es performed), which suggests that perceptive scales should be used with caution.
PERFECT PITCH: APPEARANCE IN ENTREPRENEURIAL PITCHING

We examine the impact of first impressions and entrepreneurial appearance on financing outcomes using a large sample of real investment pitches from a major European startup event. We ask noninvestors on Amazon’s MTurk to rate entrepreneurial pitches on three dimensions: the appearance of competence, trustworthiness and attractiveness and test whether these ratings are associated with the probability of a company receiving early-stage investment. Companies run by entrepreneurs who are rated as one-standard-deviation more competent looking are almost 20% more likely to receive funding. The other measures of appearance, such as the appearance of trustworthiness and attractiveness as well as an overall “Perception”-measure (which averages all three ratings) also have some predictive power. All in all, the evidence suggests that first impressions and appearance can lead to improved financing outcomes for startups despite the extensive due diligence that goes into early-stage investments. JEL Classification: G24, M13
Childhood obesity and the income gradient: evidence from Australia

ABSTRACT This article examines the dynamic nature of human capital formation in the context of childhood obesity and the association of household income and childhood obesity in Australia using the first five waves of the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children. Our results show a strong evidence of dynamic nature of child obesity: the lag obesity is a significant and robust predictor of obesity in the current period. We also found that the main channel for childhood obesity is inter-generational trait: the probability of obesity in children born to an obese mother or father is 15% higher than that of other children. Other important determinants are lifestyle factors, including the consumption of drinks with a high sugar content and the amount of time watching TV. Income becomes an insignificant determinant of childhood obesity once we control for unobserved individual heterogeneity.
Goldin and Katz and education policy failings in historical perspective

In The Race Between Education and Technology, Claudia Goldin and Lawrence Katz employ a powerful theoretical framework to investigate how inequality is affected by the interrelation between changes in technology and changes in job-market skills. The investigation is carried out with great vision and a combination of scholarly methods. In this review essay, we embrace the theoretical core of the book, but find a number of problems in the execution. We see a need to distinguish between attending school and acquiring the pertinent skills; we criticize the way that Goldin and Katz talk about â€œyears of schoolingâ€ as a continuous variable, when the underlying phenomenon is that the combination of high school graduation rates and college attendance rates increased more slowly after 1970 primarily because of a slowdown in the former, a slowdown which was arithmetically driven by the fact that high school graduation rates can only go up to 100 percent. We criticize the way they break up time periods in a way that buries the productivity acceleration of 1990-2005. This increase in productivity growth suggests that in the race between education and technology the speed of the latter is more important than the slowdown of the former. We see a need to recognize the profound institutional changes that occurred during the twentieth century, for their consequences can help to explain why the populationsâ€™ skills are not â€œkeeping upâ€ with technology. Finally, Goldin and Katz make a reasonable argument that the wage premium for college graduates would be lower if more young people earned qualitymaintained college degrees. However, at the margin, sending additional students to college probably does little or nothing to increase the number of successful college graduates.
CONSUMER EROSKI PARALLEL CORPUS1

This paper introduces the Consumer Eroski Parallel Corpus, a collection of articles originally written in Spanish and later translated to three languages also spoken in Spain: Basque, Catalan and Galician. The articles have been correlated in the four languages at the sentence level automatically using Moore’s bilingual sentence alignment tool (2002). The Spanish section is also annotated morphosyntactically for parts of speech using SVMtool (Giménez and Márquez 2004). The Basque, Catalan and Galician sections may be annotated in a future release with the collaboration of Computational Linguistics Groups in Spain. To my knowledge, the Consumer Eroski Parallel Corpus is the first resource to exist that encompasses a substantial body of parallel text from these four languages spoken in Spain. I would like to thank the Eroski Foundation for granting permission to share the corpus in the public domain. Making this resource public will provide additional opportunities to test, train and develop natural language processing tools in the computational linguistics community. It may also help translators as a reference. With the addition of an advanced search interface, currently under development, the corpus may be consulted by Basque and Romance linguists interested in cross-linguistic research.
Effects of city wastewater on the characteristics of wheat with varying doses of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium

Rapidly growing India is not only facing the problem of water scarcity, but also the mismanagement of tremendous amount of wastewater produced every day. Moreover, food sufficiency has also become challenge to feed the ever increasing population leading to excessive use of chemical fertilizers in agriculture. Therefore, the study was carried out in Aligarh City of India on wheat crop (Triticum aestivum L.) var. PBW 343 to check the suitability of city wastewater as a source of irrigation water as well as source of nutrients. Three pot experiments were conducted in the winter season of 2006-2008. In Experiment I, nitrogen (N) at the rate of 0, 40, 80, 120 kg ha-1; Experiment II, phosphorus (P) at the rate of 0, 20, 40, 60 kg ha-1; and in Experiment III, potassium (K) at the rate of 0, 15, 30 and 45 kg ha-1 were applied along with the basal doses under the three levels of water; ground water (GW), 50% wastewater (WW) and 100% WW. Lower fertilizer doses, 80 kg N ha-1, 40 kg P ha-1 and 30 kg K ha-1 together with 100%WW proved optimum in three experiments, respectively, enhancing tiller number plant-1, fresh mass plant-1, dry matter plant-1, leaf area, total chlorophyll content, photosynthetic rate (PN), nitrate reductase (NR) activity, yield parameters (ear number plant-1, length ear-1, spikelet number ear-1, grain number ear-1 and 1000 grain weight), ultimately resulting in improved grain yield as well as grain carbohydrate and protein content as compared to control as well as higher fertilizer doses. Thus wastewater application not only provided stable supply of water, but also saved fresh water and contributed to environmental security. Moreover, it reduced the use of chemical fertilizers without showing any adverse effect on the yield and quality of wheat. Physicochemical characteristics of wastewater along with microbiological and some heavy metals were analyzed, and most of them were within the permissible limits set by Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).