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READING DISABILITIES OF CHINESE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS: BEYOND THE PHONOLOGICAL DEFICITS OF SINGLE-CHARACTER IDENTIFICATION

This study investigated the contributions of single-word identification and compound word categorization to Chinese students’ reading achievement among 31 students with reading difficulties and 20 students without reading difficulties. The results suggested that, deficiency in single characters identification is not the primarily reason for dysfunction in reading Chinese. This is different from alphabetic language readers. Chinese students’ difficulty in accessing the meaning of compound words in a specific context contributes greatly to students’ reading achievement. The results call for researchers’ and school teachers’ attention to focus on teaching compound words during Chinese instruction. The results also suggested the need for further research on compound words.
A Current Decomposition-Based Method for Computationally Efficient Implementation of Power Resolution Meters in Non- Sinusoidal Single-Phase Systems

For non -sinusoidal single-phase systems, the classical apparent power has been divided into various components using different techniques. These power resolutions generally aim at to provide a tool for the accurate determination of the maximum power factor achievable with a passive compensator and to measure the load’s nonlinearity degree . This paper presents a current decomposition-based me thodology that can be employed for computational ly efficient implementation of the widely recognized non-sinusoidal power resolutions . The proposed measurement method and the original expressions of the power resolutions are comparatively evaluated by considering their computational complexity. The results show that the proposed method has a significant advantage in terms of computational efficiency for the simultaneous measurements of the powers when compared with the original expressions. Finally, in this paper, a PC-based power meter is developed using the proposed measurement method via the LabVIEW programme.
Modelling Corporate Competitive Capabilities for SMEs in the Malaysian Manufacturing Sector: An Exploratory Study

This study empirically tests the relationship between the four factors of corporate competitive capabilities (CCC) (cost leadership, differentiation, innovative marketing and customer service) and business performance. The study specifically emphasises small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Malaysia. The study’s quantitative approach is based on the responses of 135 Malaysian manufacturing SMEs responded to a postal questionnaire. Empirical results from structural equation modelling (SEM) demonstrate an insignificant relationship between CCC and business performance.
Modelling CO emission – I. CO as a column density tracer and the X factor in molecular clouds

Theoretical and observational investigations have indicated that the abundance of carbon monoxide (CO) is very sensitive to intrinsic properties of the gaseous medium, such as density, metallicity and the background radiation field. CO observations are often employed to study the properties of molecular clouds (MCs), such as mass, morphology and kinematics. It is thus important to understand how well CO traces the total mass, which in MCs is predominantly due to molecular hydrogen (H 2 ). Recent hydrodynamic simulations by Glover & Mac Low have explicitly followed the formation and destruction of molecules in model MCs under varying conditions. These models have confirmed that CO formation strongly depends on the cloud properties. Conversely, the formation of H 2 is primarily determined by the amount of time available for its formation. We apply radiative transfer calculations to these MC models in order to investigate the properties of CO line emission. We focus on integrated CO (J = 1-0) intensities emerging from individual clouds, including its relationship to the total, H 2 and CO column densities, as well as the 'X factor,' the ratio of H 2 column density to CO intensity. Models with high CO abundances have a threshold CO intensity of ≈65 K km s ―1 at sufficiently large extinctions (or column densities). Clouds with low CO abundances show no such intensity thresholds. The distributions of total and H 2 column densities are well described as lognormal functions, though the distributions of CO intensities and column densities are usually not lognormal. In general, the probability distribution functions of the integrated intensity do not follow the distribution functions of CO column densities. In the model with Milky Way-like conditions, the X factor is in agreement with the near-constant value determined from observations. In clouds with lower metallicity, lower density or a higher background UV radiation field, the CO abundances are in general lower, and hence the X factor can vary appreciably - sometimes by up to 4 orders of magnitude. In models with high densities, the CO line is fully saturated, so that the X factor is directly proportional to the molecular column density.
Scientific breakthroughs, innovation clusters and stochastic growth cycles

We develop a dynamic stochastic general-equilibrium model of science, education and innovation to explain the simultaneous emergence of innovation clusters and stochastic growth cycles. Firms devote human-capital resources to research activities in order to invent higher quality products. The technological requirements in climbing up the quality ladders increase over time but this hampering effect is compensated for by an improving qualification of researchers allowing for a sustainable process of innovation and scale-invariant growth. Jumps in human capital, triggered by scientific breakthroughs, induce innovation clusters across industries and generate long-run growth cycles.
The CHT2 Project: Diachronic 3d Reconstruction of Historic Sites

Abstract. Digital modelling archaeological and architectural monuments in their current state and in their presumed past aspect has been recognized not only as a way for explaining to the public the genesis of a historical site, but also as an effective tool for research. The search for historical sources, their proper analysis and interdisciplinary relationship between technological disciplines and the humanities are fundamental for obtaining reliable hypothetical reconstructions. This paper presents an experimental activity defined by the project Cultural Heritage Through Time – CHT2 ( http://cht2-project.eu ), funded in the framework of the Joint Programming Initiative on Cultural Heritage (JPI-CH) of the European Commission. Its goal is to develop time-varying 3D products, from landscape to architectural scale, deals with the implementation of the methodology on one of the case studies: the late Roman circus of Milan, built in the era when the city was the capital of the Western Roman Empire (286-402 A.D). The work presented here covers one of the cases in which the physical evidences have now been almost entirely disappeared. The diachronic reconstruction is based on a proper mix of quantitative data originated by 3D surveys at present time, and historical sources like ancient maps, drawings, archaeological reports, archaeological restrictions decrees and old photographs. Such heterogeneous sources have been first georeferenced and then properly integrated according to the methodology defined in the framework of the CHT2 project, to hypothesize a reliable reconstruction of the area in different historical periods.
Becoming a leader: the challenge of modesty for women

Purpose – While the number of women in managerial positions has been increasing, the gender composition of top management teams is skewed. There are barriers and obstacles in place that limit the movement of women into leadership roles. The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship between modesty and access to leadership. Specifically, tendencies toward modesty and lack of self‐promotion are hypothesized to perpetuate the lack of female involvement in top management positions.Design/methodology/approach – The literature on modesty and self‐promotion is reviewed. The findings are discussed in terms of the persistent challenges faced by women with regard to their ability to enter senior levels of management.Findings – The overall message of the paper is that behaviours that are successful for males in the workplace are not successful for females. The good news is that women do not need to adopt male ways of being in order to succeed. A limitation is that the paper is largely “uni‐cultural”, as t.
Pattern formation of frictional fingers in a gravitational potential

Aligned finger structures, with a characteristic width, emerge during the slow drainage of a liquid-granular mixture in a tilted Hele-Shaw cell. A transition from vertical to horizontal alignment of the finger structures is observed as the tilting angle and the granular density are varied.An analytical model is presented, demonstrating that the alignment properties are the result of the competition between fluctuating granular stresses and the hydrostatic pressure. The dynamics is reproduced in simulations.We also show how the system explains patterns observed in nature, created during the early stages of a dike formation.
Vector wave functions in gyromagnetic uniaxial chiral medium and applications

The gyromagnetic uniaxial chiral medium, which is a generalization of the well-studied reciprocal chiral material, can be created by mixing three sets of small metal helices in a host gyromagnetic medium (e.g., magnetically biased ferrite), with the axes of two sets perpendicular and parallel to a fixed direction, respectively, and the other set distributed in random orientations and locations. Based on the concept of characteristic waves and the method of angular spectral expansion, vector wave functions are rigorously developed to represent the electromagnetic fields in a source-free gyromagnetic uniaxial chiral medium. The analysis reveals that the solutions of the source-free vector wave equation for the gyromagnetic uniaxial chiral medium, which are composed of two transverse waves and a longitudinal wave, can be represented in sum-integral forms of the cylindrical vector wave functions. Addition theorem of the vector wave functions for gyromagnetic uniaxial chiral medium can be directly obtained from its counterpart for isotropic medium. To apply the present formulations for practical applications, an extended mode-matching method is proposed to study the two-dimensional electromagnetic scattering of a gyromagnetic uniaxial chiral cylinder with arbitrary cross section and a conducting circular cylinder with an inhomogeneous coating thickness. To check the convergence of the present cylindrical vector wave functions for multiple-body problem, electromagnetic scattering of two circular cylinders of gyromagnetic uniaxial chiral media is also investigated. Excellent convergence properties of the cylindrical vector wave functions in these application examples are numerically verified, whichestablishes the reliability and applicability of the present cylindrical vector wave functions
Self-exciting piecewise linear processes

The paper concerns a piecewise linear process controlled by the set of velocities {cn}n≥0 consecutively switched after exponentially distributed, Exp(λn), n ≥ 0, time intervals. The distribution of such process is studied in detail, including the distribution of the first passage time through the constant boundary. The processes which moves by alternating patterns and with a double jump component are also studied.
Developmental Expression of Eukaryotic Initiation Factor 4E (eIF4E) and eIF4E-binding Protein 1 (eIF4EBP1) in Rat Hippocampal Neurons

Local protein synthesis at subsynaptic sites plays a key role in the regulation of the protein composition in local domains. In this study, we carried out immunocytochemistry of cultured rat hippocampal neurons in various developmental stages to investigate the expression of eIF4E and its binding protein, eIF4EBP1. Both proteins were distributed in dendrites. In addition, eIF4EBP1 was highly expressed in the nucleus throughout the development, whereas eIF4E was not expressed in the nucleus. Punctate expression of eIF4E and eIF4EBP1 was evident in DIV 3. The colocalization rates of eIF4E or eIF4EBP1 puncta with PSD95 were higher in the dendrogenic than in the mature stages. In contrast, the colocalization rates of eIF4E and eIF4EBP1 puncta were higher in the mature than in the dendrogenic stages. As eIF4E is inactive when it is bound to eIF4EBP1, these data indicate that most dendritic eIF4E’s are active during development but that they are mostly under inhibition in mature neurons.
An investigation into the knowledge of receptive vocabulary in a first and second language. A case study on Dizygotic twins

My Undergraduate Dissertation assessed the receptive vocabulary levels of 2 Dizygotic twins age 2;7 in their first language, English, and their second language, Spanish. It used the standardised receptive vocabulary test, the British Picture Vocabulary Scale (BPVS), and a questionnaire. The questionnaire aimed to develop comprehensive background knowledge of the twins. Each twin’s English and Spanish score was compared in relation to each other. The study also indicated the twins’ results compared with the published BPVS ‘norms’ and age equivalents. Finally, a total vocabulary was calculated for the twins to assess whether their combined score gave them a higher vocabulary than the BPVS ‘norms’. The results indicated that their first language was higher than their second language, but that neither child’s score in English was within the ‘normal’ limits for their age. It was concluded that as a result of the combination of their twinship and bilingualism, the twins were slightly delayed in their vocabulary acquisition. However, this was not to the degree of severity that much of the literature has suggested, especially for the older twin. When, however, their total vocabularies were compared, both children fell within the ‘normal limits’ and showed an age equivalent of above their chronological age.
HAZARD RISK ANALYSIS AND MANAGEMENT IN CONSTRUCTION SECTOR OF PAKISTAN

Risks are very common in construction sector. Risk is the possibility of suffering loss and the impact of loss on the involved parties. Firstly risk is identified and then risk assessment and analysis is done. Then Risk management and risk mitigation is carried out. Risks affect construction sector negatively and focusing on risk reduction measures is important. Hazards like earthquakes are also main risks affecting construction sector in Pakistan. To counter earthquake risk, the measures of sustainable and improved resilience and resistance of building structures is required. The appropriate building design, good quality construction materials and better construction practices are very important for the strength and resistance of building structures. The improper design and poor construction work damages the architectural reliability and quality of the building structures. The hazard management policy of Pakistan is more focused towards rescue and relief and there is lack of integration and coordination between hazard management, environmental management, development planning and other hazard risk related organizations. There are some stage-wise procedures and considerations for the construction and strengthening initiatives of hazard resistant construction. There also is some success measures needed to be achieved and accomplished to ensure the construction of safer and hazard resistant building structures. Hazard resistant construction technique is needed to be linked with other hazard and risk mitigation techniques. For better understanding of building structure, construction materials, construction practices, hazard risks and their impacts, more structural and hazards research is needed. There is also some measures recommended for completion of safer, low risk and hazard resistant building structures.
Peri−Transplant Apoptosis in Renal Allografts*

Background. Apoptosis is one of the central mechanisms leading to organ damage in the course of renal ischemia− reperfusion. Objectives. The aim of the study was to investigate the extent of apoptosis in 53 renal allograft biopsies. Material and Methods. Twenty−two specimens were taken from deceased donors during organ procurement, 18 were taken after cold ischemia, and 13 were obtained 30 minutes after reperfusion. Apoptosis in kidney tissue was examined by TUNEL staining. Expression of the apoptotic mediator genes for Bcl−2 and iNOS were assessed using semiquantitative evaluation of the RT−PCR in situ. Results. Intense TUNEL staining as well as bcl−2 and iNOS gene expressions were found in the specimens taken from the deceased donors compared with those of a living donor. No significant differences between the three examined groups were noted. There was no effect of duration of brain death on gene expression and TUNEL stain− ing. Cold ischemia time influenced the expression of the gene for tubular iNOS analyzed after cold ischemia (r = 0.98, p < 0.0001). There was no significant correlation between the level of apoptosis and the extent of delayed graft function. Early allograft function (at days 14 and 30) positively correlated with the expression of bcl−2 as well as TUNEL staining in tubules after cold ischemia and negatively correlated with tubular TUNEL staining and expression of bcl−2 and iNOS in biopsies obtained during procurement (p < 0.05). Conclusions. Extensive apoptotic cell death was observed in the specimens taken directly after brain death with− out a further increase during cold ischemia and reperfusion. Surprisingly, only the presence of the apoptotic process in tubular cells exerted a negative effect on early allograft function (Adv Clin Exp Med 2008, 17, 2, 197–200).
THE USE OF TRAUMA SCORING SYSTEMS IN ELDERLY PATIENTS WHO ARE ADMITTED TO THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT DUE TO FALLS

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A Critical Eigenvalues Tracing Method for the Small Signal Stability Analysis of Power Systems

The continuation power flow method combined with the Jacobi-Davidson method is presented to trace the critical eigenvalues for power system small signal stability analysis. The continuation power flow based on a predictor- corrector technique is applied to evaluate a continuum of steady state power flow solutions as system parameters change; meanwhile, the critical eigenvalues are found by the Jacobi-Davidson method, and thereby the trajectories of the critical eigenvalues, Hopf bifurcation and saddle node bifurcation points can also be found by the proposed method. The numerical simulations are studied in the IEEE 30-bus test system.
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Artificial bee colony algorithm for curriculum-based course timetabling problem

This research article presents the adaption of the Artificial Bee Colony algorithm for solving timetabling problems, with particular focus on the curriculum-based course timetabling that formed part of the competition track 3 of the 2nd International Timetabling Competition in 2007 (ITC-2007). An attempt to solve these problems was made via an approach broken down into two parts; first, Saturation Degree (SD) was used to ensure a feasible solution, where the hard constraints are satisfied. Secondly, Artificial Bee Colony Algorithm was used to further improve the results obtained. The algorithm produced very good results, though they were not comparatively better than those previously reported in the literature due to the fact that the algorithm easily gets stuck in the local optimal solution. With proper modification and hybridizing local search-based algorithms this approach could make the algorithm perform better on timetabling problem in general.
Ecocentric and anthropocentric policies and crises in climate/environment, finance and economy: Implications of the emerging green policy of the Obama administration for Africa's sustainable development

Advanced economies responded to recent global financial meltdown and economic recession by implementing “green” economic stimulus packages concentrating on environmentally-friendly and sustainable technologies. We examined this emerging paradigm against Sub-Saharan Africa’s underdevelopment (prolonged poverty, economic stagnation/decline, weak structures, processes, institutions and attitudes required for accelerating economic growth; practice of electoralism: power derivation through elections without democratic ingredients), exclusion of stakeholders including civil society from policy, thereby depriving society innovations and resources contributed by civil society elsewhere to socio-economic development. We used desk research and descriptive methods to analyze secondary data based on increasing civil society involvement in development processes under emerging paradigm of partnership, governance, climate change, global financial crisis. We showed that past actions: unbridled pursuit of anthropocentric policy that ignored ecocentric measures led to crises (environmental-climate degradation, and recently global financial meltdown and economic recession), thereby worsening existing challenges. We recommend that African nations adopt the emerging green policy thereby increasing their chances of benefiting from the assistance of Governments. The promotion of green development policy in Africa is of urgent need and imperative.