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Integrated Solutions with DB2

Integrated Solutions with DB2 by Rob Cutlip and John Medicke Foreword by Chris Wicher/Vice President of Integration, IBM Coroporation Use DB2 to enhance productivity, customer service, and trading relationships-and cutcosts Learn how to exploit technology for the development of complex solutions using patterns andbest practices Understand how DB2, Web services, and messaging infrastructure fit together Leverage DB2 in business intelligence, e-commerce, CRM, pervasive computing, enterpriseapplication integration, and beyond For every DB2 database developer, architect, designer, and managerIBM's DB2 database platform is the foundation for an extraordinary array of highlyintegrated business solutions, ranging from advanced business intelligence and e-commerce toB2B integration and state-of-the-art pervasive computing.Now, two leading IBM solution architects show you how to use DB2 to create flexibleinfrastructures that simplify the construction of any enterprise-class business solution.Learn how to seamlessly integrate DB2, Web servers, development tools, messaginginfrastructure, and other crucial technologies. Then build, step by step, five specificsolutions chosen to address the core challenges facing today's enterprise. Along the way you'lllearn how to use DB2 to improve productivity and customer service, reduce operating costs,strengthen key trading relationships, and more. Leveraging the IBM Patterns for e-business to accelerate the delivery of integrated,Web-enabled solutions Using DB2, WebSphere, and related technologies to integrate applications, information, andportals Exploiting business integration technologies to bring together people, processes, andinformation to create a cohesive solution Creating automated CRM email systems with trigger-induced DB2 UDFs, JavaMail, andJAF Building high-value mobile and pervasive applications with DB2 Everyplace and DB2 SpatialExtender (SE) Delivering dynamic Web services and eSourcing solutions with DB2 XML Extender Architecting and building highly personalized e-commerce systems with DB2 technologiesIf you're ready to leverage the full business value of IBM's DB2 platform, you're ready forIntegrated Solutions with DB2.
Unveiling the Hidden Therapeutic Potential of Carnosine, a Molecule with a Multimodal Mechanism of Action: A Position Paper

Carnosine (β-alanyl-L-histidine) is a naturally occurring endogenous dipeptide and an over-the-counter food supplement with a well-demonstrated multimodal mechanism of action that includes the detoxification of reactive oxygen and nitrogen species, the down-regulation of the production of pro-inflammatory mediators, the inhibition of aberrant protein formation, and the modulation of cells in the peripheral (macrophages) and brain (microglia) immune systems. Since its discovery more than 100 years ago, a plethora of in vivo preclinical studies have been carried out; however, there is still substantial heterogeneity regarding the route of administration, the dosage, the duration of the treatment, and the animal model selected, underlining the urgent need for “coordinated/aligned” preclinical studies laying the foundations for well-defined future clinical trials. The main aim of the present position paper is to critically and concisely consider these key points and open a discussion on the possible “alignment” for future studies, with the goal of validating the full therapeutic potential of this intriguing molecule.
Comparison of Dexmedetomidine Versus Dexamethasone as Adjuvants to Intrathecal Bupivacaine in Emergency Orthopedic Lower Limb Operations

Background: Various adjuvants were added to intrathecal anesthetics to improve quality of the block and postoperative analgesia. Objective: The aim of the current work was to compare the efficacy of adding dexmedetomidine versus dexamethasone as adjuvants to intrathecal bupivacaine in emergency orthopedic lower limb surgery. Patients and Methods: This prospective comparative double blinded study included a total of 90 patients with lower limb trauma requiring surgery, attending at Mansoura University emergency Hospital. Cases were randomly divided into three groups; each consisted of 30 cases. Group A received dexmedetomidine as an adjuvant to bupivacaine, Group B received dexamethasone as an adjuvant, and Group C received spinal bupivacaine plus 1 cm of normal saline. Sensory and motor blocks as well as post-operative VAS score in addition to need for analgesics were assessed. Results: Demographic data did not differ between the three study groups (p > 0.05). Group A showed a significantly earlier onset of sensory block (p =0.005), motor block (p = 0.009), as well as late regression to L1 sensory level (p <0.001). Additionally, longer analgesia (p < 0.05) and longer time before the first call for analgesics (p = 0.005) was associated with group A. However, complications encountered did not differ between the three study groups (p > 0.05). Conclusion: It could be concluded that intrathecal dexmedetomidine is superior to both dexamethasone and bupivacaine alone regarding duration of analgesia and pain severity. Moreover, it has more rapid onset and longer duration of sensory blockade. No significant side effects were noted when compared to the remaining groups.
Study the effect of stirrer design on the stirring performance of ceramic particle reinforcements in stir casting of Aluminum Matrix Composites

Stir casting is one of the vital methods for making aluminium alloy matrix composites. The main challenge of this technique is getting a homogenous dispersion of reinforcement particles. The uniform distribution of reinforcement particles improves the mechanical properties, so the stirrer must be designed so that it achieves uniform distribution. The main process of stir casting is done in a closed crucible at high temperature with a hidden flow pattern under a variety of various influencing variables; therefore, numerical is more realistic than the analytical approach for forecasting problems. This paper aims to choose the most efficient stirrer design among four different stirrers to attain the best reinforcement particle distribution in the least time in a selected case. ANSYS CFX, the Image process, and visual experiments were conducted to select the optimal stirrer design. This study is unique in that it provides a new methodology for optimizing the stirrer design, and identifying simulation obstacles and future simulation scope for the mixing performance simulation programmers. Finally, any effort to improve mixing efficiency will very certainly result in lower total energy use, fossil fuel consumption, and CO2 emissions, which is the goal of the millennium.
Taurine Administration Counteracts Aging-Associated Impingement of Skeletal Muscle Regeneration by Reducing Inflammation and Oxidative Stress

Sarcopenia, which occurs during aging, is characterized by the gradual loss of skeletal muscle mass and function, resulting in a functional decline in physical abilities. Several factors contribute to the onset of sarcopenia, including reduced regenerative capacity, chronic low-grade inflammation, mitochondrial dysfunction, and increased oxidative stress, leading to the activation of catabolic pathways. Physical activity and adequate protein intake are considered effective strategies able to reduce the incidence and severity of sarcopenia by exerting beneficial effects in improving the muscular anabolic response during aging. Taurine is a non-essential amino acid that is highly expressed in mammalian tissues and, particularly, in skeletal muscle where it is involved in the regulation of biological processes and where it acts as an antioxidant and anti-inflammatory factor. Here, we evaluated whether taurine administration in old mice counteracts the physiopathological effects of aging in skeletal muscle. We showed that, in injured muscle, taurine enhances the regenerative process by downregulating the inflammatory response and preserving muscle fiber integrity. Moreover, taurine attenuates ROS production in aged muscles by maintaining a proper cellular redox balance, acting as an antioxidant molecule. Although further studies are needed to better elucidate the molecular mechanisms responsible for the beneficial effect of taurine on skeletal muscle homeostasis, these data demonstrate that taurine administration ameliorates the microenvironment allowing an efficient regenerative process and attenuation of the catabolic pathways related to the onset of sarcopenia.
Evaluating the Performance of Non-profit Organizations using Trend Analysis: The Future Impacts of the Present Performance

This paper tries to introduce a new methodology for evaluating the performance of non-profit organiza tions depending on comparing the actual results of the performance not only with the target results, but also with the performance results of similar organizations, and by the previous results of the organization. Further-more, the suggested methodology will use the trend analysis as a statistical tool in identifying the direction of the performance results, and how far the direction of the current performance results is correspondent with the target performance results. Using the trend analysis may help also the decision-makers to expect the impacts of the present performance in the future performance, and take appropriate decisions according to this expectation.
Variability of convective activity over the Bay of Bengal and the Arabian sea

The present study is an attempt to examine seasonal and interannual variability of convective activity over the north Indian Ocean. The monthly mean Outgoing Long-wave Radiation (OLR) data obtained from National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) polar orbiting spacecraft are used in this study for a period of 26 year (1979 to 2004). The period has been divided into two groups of 13 years each with period (i) from 1979 to 1991 and period (ii) from 1992 to 2004. The monthly and seasonal variation of convective activity along with its linear trends analysis during four seasons [winter, Jan-Feb (JF); pre-monsoon, Mar-May (MAM); monsoon, Jun-Sep (JJAS); & post-monsoon, Oct-Dec (OND)] are performed. The difference of seasonal OLR anomalies in winter season between period (ii) & period (i) indicate increase in convective activity during recent period [period (ii)] compared to that of period (i) over the south Arabian Sea & south Bay of Bengal and just the opposite occurred over the rest regions associated with a significant decreasing trend of convective activity over the north and central Arabian Sea (at 99.9% level and 99% level respectively). During MAM the Bay of Bengal and the eastern part of Arabian Sea are relatively more convective during the recent period compared to the former period with significant increasing trend of convective activity over central Bay of Bengal (99% level) and northern (95% level) Bay of Bengal. The convective activity increases mainly over the southern parts of the Arabian Sea (dominated in the month of July) and some parts of southern and eastern Bay of Bengal in recent period compared to that of former period during the monsoon season and is associated with significant increasing trend (at 95 % level) of convective activity over the north Bay of Bengal. The post monsoon season also shows significant (at 95% level) increasing trend in convective activity over south Arabian Sea.
A SURVEY ON AUTOMATED USER INTERFACE TESTING FOR MOBILE APPLICATIONS

: Nowadays, smartphones play a remarkable role in our lives. Testing mobile applications is significant to guarantee their quality. Automated testing is applied to minimize the cost and the interval of time instead of manual testing. There are different testing levels which are unit testing, integration testing, system testing and acceptance testing. Automated mobile application testing type methodologies are categorized into white-box testing, black-box testing and grey-box testing. Besides, there are several testing types such as functional testing and non-functional testing. Most of the existing studies focus on user interface testing which is type of functional testing. In this paper, testing approaches for user interface testing through different existing studies from 2013 to 2021 have been surveyed. Those approaches are classified into model-based testing, model learning testing, search-based testing, random-based testing, and record & replay testing. Several essential issues related to those approach such as the optimization and redundancy for generation of test suites have been mentioned. Finally, challenges in automated mobile applications user interface testing have been discussed.
The Exploration of Undergraduate Attitudes and Knowledge about International Agricultural Issues and US Agricultural Policy

Abstract In today’s globalized world, educators and employers generally agree on the necessity for undergraduate agricultural [ag] students to develop a sound understanding of global ag issues and policy. Because of this, many U.S. universities have promoted internationalizing curriculum and increased international study abroad experiences. However, few studies have examined the impact of international experiences on students’ knowledge and attitudes about international ag issues and policies. This study bridges this gap by identifying the relationship between student knowledge and attitude toward international ag issues and U.S. ag policy, and how international experience and demographic variables play a role in that relationship. Adapted from previous literature, an online survey was developed in 2019 among 196 undergraduate students in ag and non-ag fields to measure student knowledge (global aptitude assessment) and student attitude (attitude index score) towards the importance of global agricultural issues and policy. Results concluded that undergraduate students held a low level of knowledge about global ag issues and policy; in fact, ag students held lower average knowledge scores than non-agricultural students. This emphasizes the urgency for administrators to intentionally design and reevaluate our current curriculum to meet these knowledge gaps. Additionally, study abroad experiences did not contribute to students’ knowledge nor attitudes. The authors discuss several possibilities for such results and highlight the call to similarly reevaluate our study abroad curriculum to be more intentional in impacting student knowledge in global ag food systems and acknowledge differences in policy, getting students excited and interested in the global market.
Analysis of Physico-Chemical and Organoleptic Fruit Parameters Relevant for Tomato Quality

Increased interest in tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) production requires breeding to create new cultivars with highly marketable values (e.g., regarding quality, nutrition, and health) and valuable sensorial parameters. The purpose of this research was to compare four tomato commercial hybrids—two newly created and two used as controls in the breeding process, cultivated in a high plastic tunnel, regarding a wide range of physico-chemical properties as well as nutritional and organoleptic components of the fruits, which are relevant for the quality of the tomatoes. The new AS 400 commercial hybrid registered the best results for carotenoids (16.64 mg 100 g−1 FW) and dry matter (6.88%). The highest total ascorbic acid value (28.03 mg 100 g−1 FW) was recorded in the other new hybrid, AS 300, while the highest values of total acidity were recorded on the Precos, used as the control (184.87 mg NaOH 100 g−1 FW). The correlations between the analyzed characteristics and the multivariate analysis provided insight into breeding tomatoes to meet the current fruit quality requirements. Based on the results, hypotheses have been formulated for the creation of new cultivars with anticipatory, prospective character, in order to ensure the future needs of the market and consumers.
Robust structural control of a real high‐rise tower equipped with a hybrid mass damper

In this paper, the robust control of a real high‐rise tower is studied, using a newly proposed, in the structural control field, Robust Model Predictive Control scheme (RMPC). Two RMPC controllers were designed considering either displacement mitigation (RMPC1) or power consumption efficiency (RMPC2). The two controllers were compared to the benchmark, robustness‐wise, H∞ control scheme to demonstrate their relative performance. A number of stiffness and damping uncertainty scenarios were designed based on a broad study of the relevant literature, in order to estimate the robustness of each of the three controllers. In all scenarios, variable actuator uncertainty of ±5% was introduced. It was found that all controllers are effective in controlling the tower and demonstrate robustness against parametric and actuator uncertainties with different relative merits over each other. Indicatively, when considering root‐mean‐square (RMS) and peak displacement and acceleration reduction, the H∞ had an average performance reduction of 24%, the RMPC1 31% and the RMPC2 28% against their uncontrolled equivalent.
Influence of different binder metals in high entropy carbide based hardmetals

ABSTRACT High-entropy carbides (HEC) are a class of promising new hard phases for a sustainable improvement of hardmetal properties. In this work, hardmetals of the HEC (Ta,Nb,Ti,V,W)C were studied with two typical binder volume fractions of 16 and 24 vol-% consisting of Co, Ni and FeNi. The sintering behaviour, microstructure, phase composition, magnetic and mechanical properties are discussed and are compared to a conventional WC-Co hardmetal. It was shown that the HEC has a high-phase stability and that dense hardmetals with promising mechanical properties were obtained.
Pattern learning reveals brain asymmetry to be linked to socioeconomic status

Abstract Socioeconomic status (SES) anchors individuals in their social network layers. Our embedding in the societal fabric resonates with habitus, world view, opportunity, and health disparity. It remains obscure how distinct facets of SES are reflected in the architecture of the central nervous system. Here, we capitalized on multivariate multi-output learning algorithms to explore possible imprints of SES in gray and white matter structure in the wider population (n ≈ 10,000 UK Biobank participants). Individuals with higher SES, compared with those with lower SES, showed a pattern of increased region volumes in the left brain and decreased region volumes in the right brain. The analogous lateralization pattern emerged for the fiber structure of anatomical white matter tracts. Our multimodal findings suggest hemispheric asymmetry as an SES-related brain signature, which was consistent across six different indicators of SES: degree, education, income, job, neighborhood and vehicle count. Hence, hemispheric specialization may have evolved in human primates in a way that reveals crucial links to SES.
Elementary School Teachers’ Openness to Cultural Diversity and Professional Satisfaction

Teachers’ professional satisfaction promotes students’ educational success. Studies have shown that teaching in a context of high cultural diversity may affect teachers’ level of satisfaction (e.g., satisfaction with students, perceived warmth in the teacher–student relationship, sense of efficacy). This longitudinal study conducted among 69 Canadian elementary school teachers found that those who reported more openness to their students’ cultural diversity presented a more positive perception of students and reported greater warmth in their relationships with students but experienced a lower sense of professional efficacy. This study highlights the importance of teachers’ openness to cultural diversity, an understudied variable.
Factors Influencing the Levels of Awareness on Malaysian Healthy Plate Concept among Rural Adults in Malaysia

Malaysian Healthy Plate was launched in 2017 as a vital component of the Malaysian Ministry of Health’s “Quarter-Quarter-Half” program. It is predicted that this concept will bring positive change to the citizen’s dietary habits; however, the residents in rural areas may experience less exposure to this campaign, or lack of understanding to the concept of Malaysian Healthy Plate. Hence, this study aims to assess factors affecting the campaign’s awareness among the rural population in Malaysia. The National Health and Morbidity Survey (NHMS) 2019 focused on Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs). Data collection was carried out from July to September 2019. Questionnaires that pertained to awareness, knowledge, and practice were included in this nationwide survey. Data collected from adults in rural areas aged 18 years old and above were used as respondents for the statistical analysis. Complex sample multiple logistic regression analysis was conducted to determine the association between the independent variables and awareness of the Malaysian Healthy Plate concept. About four fifths (83.2%) of rural adults in Malaysia were unaware of the Malaysian Healthy Plate concept after three years of implementation. The unawareness was significantly higher in males (91.3%), adults aged above 60 years old (91.8%), adults of others ethnicity (88.5%), those without formal education (95.2%), widows/widowers/divorcees (88.1%), retirees/adults who were not working (88.4%), and household income at the bottom 40% (B40) (85.0%). Unawareness of this concept was significantly associated with male gender (aOR = 4.12; 95% CI: 3.06–5.56); age, 40–59 years (aOR = 1.46; 95% CI:1.08–1.97); without formal education (aOR = 3.47; 95% CI:1.34–9.01); working in private sector (aOR = 2.75; 95% CI: 1.59–4.77); self-employed (aOR = 2.78; 95% CI: 1.58–4.87); retirees (aOR = 2.32; 95% CI: 1.23–4.36); and unpaid workers (aOR = 2.61; 95% CI: 1.51–4.51). Awareness of the Malaysian Healthy Plate concept is associated with rural adults being males, with older age, with lower socio-economic status, without partner, and without job. This study suggests that a more effective strategy is needed to increase the awareness of the Malaysian Healthy Plate concept among rural adults.