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A narrative review of the biopsychosocial and health characteristics of Asian Indians in the United States: Clinical and research implications for neuropsychological functioning

Abstract Objective: The prevailing scientific literature aggregates Asians living in America into one omnibus category and thus can problematically result in a subpar and at times inaccurate understanding of health, social and cultural factors necessary for competent and informed medical care. Method: A literature search was conducted by cultural experts familiar with Asian Indian culture with a focus on immigrants from this community living in the US. Database using search engines was sought in the following domains: immigration patterns, prevalence for key medical and neurological conditions commonly associated with cognitive dysfunction, psychiatric/psychological needs in the community, some preliminary neuropsychological testing considerations while working with this community, and treatment considerations that could affect adherence and efficacy of outcomes. Articles were selected from 2000 to the most recent date, with emphasis on compiling information from review papers and meta-analysis from the past decade. Conclusions: Asian Indians living in the US are distinct from the larger Asian American community. Immigration trends underscore that Asian Indians have a bimodal distribution of wealth. Regarding medical conditions, a key and highly concerning finding is the higher prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors, especially in young males. The lack of non-existent cognitive data in this community is glaring and should serve as an impetus for conducting high-priority research in this community. Preliminary neuropsychological testing considerations are discussed from a practical perspective with emphasis on multilingualism and region of origin. Finally, treatment considerations include understanding attitudes and beliefs regarding traditional medicine.
A Conceptual Framework For Evaluating An Academic Department: A Systems Approach

The purpose of this paper is to report on the development of a conceptual framework for the evaluation of an academic department as a service provider at a university of technology. A multi-methodological approach using action research, which involved a cyclical process between action and critical reflection, continuous refinement and understanding, was implemented. Critical to the study was the concept of emergence as a consequence of the interactions in the system. An analysis of systems methodologies and their applicability to evaluation signified a possible complementarity in their strengths with respect to their application in complex situations. A theoretical contribution of the study involved a unique combination of several existing techniques from different paradigms, which are mutually complementary into one intervention. Although the techniques and paradigms utilised in the study are not innovative, the combination and application thereof at a relatively new type of university in South Africa is, to the best of our knowledge, original.
Methods for calculating oscillations in large power systems

The authors present algorithms to calculate the Hopf bifurcation related segment of the feasibility boundary for a realistically large power system model. The algorithms are used by calculating the Hopf-related segment of the feasibility boundary, for the well-recorded June 12, 1992 disturbance on the midwestern segment of the US interconnected power system for analyzing the resulting oscillations. The computational results confirm that this event was indeed related to a Hopf bifurcation. This proposed method clarified the operational perspectives of the low frequency power oscillation that occurred. It also demonstrated the value of the proposed computational approach in assessing the security of an operating point in an area of the parameter space.
Area/bandwidth tradeoffs for CMOS current mirrors

Conventional CMOS current mirrors with large current ratios require very large active areas and have limited bandwidths. It is shown that replacing the inefficient large ratio current mirrors with a cascade of smaller current mirrors can give significant increases in bandwidth and reductions in active area. A simple design strategy is presented which can be used to obtain near optimal tradeoffs between active area and bandwidth.
Understanding the influence of customers on product innovation

In this article, the influence of customers on product innovation is examined through a hypothesis testing study. Based on an analysis of relevant research, two hypotheses are developed: H1, customers are not the most significant factor positively affecting product innovation in new product development (NPD); and H2, customers have curved effects on product innovation in NPD. To test the hypotheses, an interactive multiple regression model and a curve fitting model are developed respectively. The simulation results showed that the most significant positive influence on product innovation results is made by external resources such as ‘consultants, commercial lab or private R&D institutions’. Moreover, different amounts of input information provided by customers/clients/end-users have curved impacts on innovation results. It is suggested that firms should properly allocate their research focus on customers and other important factors. Moreover, it may be a promising way to improve product innovation through seeking support from external resources.
The unfolding rationales surrounding management accounting innovations: a balanced scorecard case

PurposeThe Balanced Scorecard (BSC) possesses an inherent duality, as it has been described as a carrier of institutions (i.e. the BSC is a “management ideology” or “mode of thinking”) and a flexibly interpretive boundary object at the same time. This study examines how this inherent duality of the BSC may influence the unfolding rationales surrounding its implementation and use.Design/methodology/approachEmpirical support for this investigation is gathered from an in-depth field study. The focal firm is a Brazilian electricity distribution company that transitioned from state to private ownership under hyper-regulation, and whose holding company experienced strategic and structural changes.FindingsThe study identified a misalignment between the characteristics of the firm (e.g. organizational logics) and the perceived BSC features. This misalignment initially produced tensions and institutional logics complexity for the organization forcing the BSC implementers to rationalize it to provide meaning regarding its implementation in the firm. The findings also show why and how the promoters of the BSC conducted its “strategy of translation” in order to disentangle and reassemble both the material and symbolic components of the BSC to facilitate its implementation and use. It was found that promoters of the BSC engaged in contextualization work, which featured two main actions: a combination of coupling and selective decoupling and a change of meaning.Originality/valueThis paper advances current understanding of the process of the unfolding rationales surrounding management accounting innovations (e.g. the BSC). The study shows that the BSC unfolds in more complex, time-related and simultaneous ways than has previously been reported in the literature. Moreover, the paper contributes by explaining how the management's rationales, relating to their historical understanding, perception of legitimation needs and social skills, contributed to the continuous unfolding of the BSC. In addition, four potentially interesting areas for further research were identified.
Elementary Seismology 50 Years Later

This is not a book review published 50 years late but rather a still-timely retrospective on Elementary Seismology, the textbook written by Charles Francis Richter (1850–1913) and published in 1958 (Richter 1958). The golden anniversary of its publication provides the opportunity to acquaint or re-acquaint readers with this historic work and to evaluate its long-term significance. It is true that most of the knowledge contained in Elementary Seismology already was available to the seismologist in one archive or another before 1958, because Professor Richter's textbook was by intent a compilation and summary of the subject, not a work treating one particular new theory or branch of the field. One could give the book demerits for that reason and call it merely derivative, though Richter himself was one of the chief assemblers of that pre-1958 body of knowledge on which he drew. However, the book's great achievement is the fact that someone with such a deep knowledge of seismology could present it to such a broad audience and cover such a large field. That is a positive, not a negative, aspect of the book. Taking as his definition of seismology “the science of earthquakes and related phenomena” (Richter 1958, 3), Richter brightly illuminated the subject from many angles. ⇓ Charles F. Richter at home in southern California with his personal seismograph. Photo courtesy of California Institute of Technology. Before Richter and Elementary Seismology , there were other scientists whose one-volume works were classics of their time. One could single out Robert Mallet (1810–1881), whose fieldwork on the 1857 Naples Earthquake resulted in The First Principles of Observational Seismology (Mallet 1862). The title of his book is an unintentional double entendre, because in addition to exploring the fundamental or first principles of observational seismology, it was in fact the first significant …
Precedence Constrained Routing and Helicopter Scheduling: Heuristic Design

Mobil Producing Nigeria has an offshore oil field consisting of approximately 45 platforms. Each day certain platforms must be visited to regulate flow rates and a number of people must be transported between specified pairs of platforms. All transport is performed by helicopter. Mobil wanted to find a route for each daily set of stops that satisfied all the requirements and minimized the total distance flown. We developed two heuristics that produce very good solutions to this problem. The first ignores the problem of helicopter capacity, and the second handles it explicitly. Mobil has cited two benefits of the optimization software: all routing requirements are satisfied, and a significant reduction of total daily flying time has been achieved.
Practical Velocity Tracking Control of a Parallel Robot Based on Fuzzy Adaptive Algorithm

Due to the advantages of its compact structure and high operation accuracy, the six degrees of freedom (6-DOF) parallel platform has been widely used as a carrier of medical rehabilitation devices. Fuzzy adaptive algorithm does not depend on the mathematical model of controlled object, which possesses good nonlinear characteristics. Those entire features make it an effective method to control such complex and coupling platforms. To facilitate the application of robotics in lower limb rehabilitation fields, a robotic system in practical environment was established based on kinematics modeling of the 6-DOF Stewart-based platform. In order to improve the velocity tracking accuracy, this paper proposed a closed-loop control strategy based on fuzzy adaptive algorithm. The velocity feedback information was utilized to modify the PID parameters adaptively in realtime through fuzzy inference units. Several experiments in practical environment were conducted, and the results demonstrated that the proposed algorithm could effectively reduce the speed jitter, enhance the position and velocity tracking precision of the robot, and the reliability and robustness of the system could also be ensured.
A Comparison of Zero and One Equation Turbulence Modelling for Turbomachinery Calculations

The aim of this paper is to compare viscous predictions for two turbomachinery geometries performed with a simple mixing length turbulence model and a more advanced transport equation approach. The mixing length approach is simple and crude, but cheap; more sophisticated transport schemes are more physical but more expensive. This paper compares the performance of two standard models, in one host code, with experimental data for axial turbine secondary flow development and for axial compressor blade loss-incidence variation. Although the more sophisticated turbulence model does produce detail improvements in the quality of the predictions, as far as loss generation is concerned it is concluded there is little difference between the two models. The reasons for this are discussed in some detail.Copyright © 1990 by ASME
Challenges in the diagnosis of intestinal neuronal dysplasia type B: A look beyond the number of ganglion cells

Intestinal neuronal dysplasia type B (IND-B) is a controversial condition among gastrointestinal neuromuscular disorders. Constipation is its most common clinical manifestation in patients. Despite intense scientific research, there are still knowledge gaps regarding the diagnostic criteria for IND-B in the histopathological analysis of rectal biopsies. The guidelines published in the past three decades have directed diagnostic criteria for quantifying the number of ganglion cells in the nervous plexus of the enteric nervous system. However, it is very complex to distinguish numerically what is pathological from what is normal, mainly because of the difficulty in determining a reliable control group composed of healthy children without intestinal symptoms. Thus, a series of immunohistochemical markers have been proposed to assist in the histopathological analysis of the enteric nervous system. Several of these markers facilitate the identification of other structures of the enteric nervous system, in addition to ganglion cells. These structures may be related to the etiopathogenesis of IND-B and represent new possibilities for the histopathological diagnosis of this disease, providing a view beyond the number of ganglion cells. This review critically discusses the aspects related to the disease definitions and diagnostic criteria of this organic cause of constipation.
Research on key technologies of optical transmission augmented reality display system for electric navigation in extreme weather

With the development of augmented reality technology in the future, its application environment is bound to be complex and diverse, and for some extreme weather scenarios, it is very important to solve the existing problems of optical transmission display system.In addition, solving the above problems is more conducive to improving the user's perception ability of scene information in the environment with low visibility. Therefore, by analyzing the problems existing in the augmented reality display system in extreme weather, this paper proposes a set of augmented reality display system for electric navigation. First, calibrate human eyes, tracking cameras and augmented reality display devices. Aiming at the distortion problem in the display process, a four-dimensional light field calibration theory was established to reduce the display error. The camera is used to obtain the scene information, and the 3D point cloud is obtained. By denoising the 3D point cloud, the instance segmentation algorithm is used to obtain the segmentation result of the scene target. Finally, the virtual image is displayed in the scene to display the navigation information in the power operation. The system can provide clear scene information for power operators in extreme weather conditions, effectively improving work efficiency and safety.
Modeling of a transmission line protection relaying scheme using Petri nets

This paper proposes a transmission line protection relaying scheme model using Petri nets (PNs), including three types of relays as well as an automatic reclosing device. By analyzing the properties of the PN model, the dynamic behaviors of the modeled system are evaluated and the drawback of the system is detected. This model may also be extended to other similar systems to evaluate their performances.
Profile of Male Made-to-Measure Customers: Body Characteristics and Purchase Selection

Author’s Addresses: Barbara Oliver and Marianne Bickle, Department of Design, Merchandising and Consumer Studies, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523, and Soyeon Shim, School of Family and Consumer Resources, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721. Made-to-Measure Industry Made-to-measure, defined by the apparel industry as clothing manufactured specifically for an individual to one’s measurements, is flourishing in the United States. The
A light weight car seat shaped by human body contour

The aim of this study is to develop a light-weight, comfortable seat. The idea is to shape a seat with a minimum of material by using the contour of the seated human. Twenty-five participants were asked to sit in a vacuum mattress placed on a wooden seat frame with similar angles as the car seat construction angles. They were instructed to sit in a comfortable position and perform driving movements. The mattress was then fixed, the contour scanned and digitised. All scans were superimposed giving input for a seat shell design made out of glass fibre laminate. The comfort experience of the shell was tested by 25 participants and compared with a standard BMW seat. The study shows that it is possible to create a rather comfortable seat using the human surface anatomy. However, more research on defining the specific form for the ideal shell is needed.
Two-dimensional pressure control valve

Abstract The two-dimensional pressure control valve is a piloted control valve which functions by using both linear and rotary motions of a single spool. A groove on the spool land, incorporating a sensing channel, forms the pilot stage to control the pressure of a spool chamber, while the load pressure is fed to the other spool chamber. To sustain the balance of the force across the spool, the load pressure must follow the change of pressure variation along the groove while the spool is in rotary motion. The geometric parameters of the groove and the spool-to-sleeve clearance have significant effects on both the static and dynamic characteristics of the valve. Increasing the sectional size of the groove results in a large Reynolds number and the static property of the valve thus changes from that of linearity owing to the entrance effect. The linearity of the static property is also affected by the leakage through the spool-to-sleeve clearance. The dynamic characteristics of the valve are dependent upon both the structural parameters and the tune constant of the load. The stability and dynamic response were investigated under different structural parameters and time constants of the load using both linear theory and simulation methods. Experiments were designed to obtain the static and dynamic characteristics of the valve and the leakage through the pilot. A balance should be made between the linearity of the static property and the response speed; it was found that both fairly linear static and desired dynamic characteristics could be simultaneously maintained for the two-dimensional pressure control valve.
Fully Coupled Fluid-Structure Interaction for Offshore Applications

CAD integrated tools are accelerating product development by incorporating various aspects of physics through coupling with computational aided engineering (CAE) packages. One of the most challenging areas is fluid-structure interaction (FSI) of low mass bodies such as flexible marine risers/cables with vortex-induced vibrations. The focus of this work is on the application of a new Multi-Iterative Coupling (MIC) procedure to couple AcuSolve (fluid solver) with Abaqus (structural solver). The proposed new scheme has superior stability and convergence properties as compared to conventional explicit staggered schemes, especially for low mass-density ratios of structure to fluid. Demonstrations and validation of the scheme are presented and discussed along with additional challenges associated with FSI in production environments. The addition of an FEA solver enables the modeling of the nonlinear aspects of flexible riser VIV, namely, contacts with gaps, multi-body dynamics, seabed interaction, geometric and/or material nonlinearities.
Gross and Histological Studies of Muscles of Flight in Some Avian Species

Gross and histological morphology and biometry of two muscles of flight were studied, 5 local Nigerian chickens, 5 broilers and 5 pigeons, were purchased from Sokoto meat market. Each of the birds were weighed, bled, their skin was dissected to expose and extract their flight muscle [supracoracoideus and pectoralis]. Biometrics of the muscles were obtained using a ruler, tape rule and measuring scale. The relative muscle weight was 9.41%, 11.60% and 21.20% in broiler, local chickens and pigeons respectively. Flight muscles in pigeon also appeared in color with numerous nuclei and mitochondria compared to broilers and local chickens, these justifies why pigeons could fly higher than broilers and local chickens.
La variedad de los ideales orientales: una relectura de la unidad de Asia en la obra de Okakura Kakuzō desde la perspectiva india

Este estudio propone nuevos matices en la interpretación de la obra de Okakura Kakuzō The Ideals of the East (1903) a partir de fuentes teóricas bengalíes ligadas a la enseñanza artística. La interacción de Okakura Kakuzō con las élites culturales de Calcuta propició no solo la redacción de ese libro, sino también la puesta en marcha de un hermanamiento cultural de gran interés para el estudio de la modernidad artística en Asia. Este artículo descompone esa unidad ideológica de Asia propuesta por Okakura en interacción con los teóricos bengalíes con la intención de exponer las principales fuentes teóricas occidentales utilizadas en la construcción del ideal unitario asiático. La finalidad de este artículo es aportar claves ya consolidadas en la teoría artística anticolonial india para la lectura del texto de Okakura en una clave más abierta.
Review of Data Mining Techniques for Detecting Churners in the Telecommunication Industry

The telecommunication sector has been developed rapidly and with large amounts of data obtained as a result of increasing in the number of subscribers, modern techniques, data-based applications, and services. As well as better awareness of customer requirements and excellent quality that meets their satisfaction. This satisfaction raises rivalry between firms to maintain the quality of their services and upgrade them. These data can be helpfully extracted for analysis and used for predicting churners. Researchers around the world have conducted important research to understand the uses of Data mining (DM) that can be used to predict customers' churn. This paper supplies a review of nearly 73 recent journalistic articles starting in 2003 to introduce the different DM techniques used in many customerbased churning models. It epitomizes the present literature in the field of communications by highlighting the impact of service quality on customer satisfaction, detecting churners in the telecoms industry, in addition to the sample size used, the churn variables used and the results of various DM technologies. Eventually, the most common techniques for predicting telecommunication churning such as classification, regression analysis, and clustering are included, thus presenting a roadmap for new researchers to build new churn management models.
The reaction stabilization of on-orbit robots

The focus of this article is to examine the reaction moment effect of satellite-based manipulators and to investigate the feasibility of stabilizing the base platform during arm operations. The goal is not to advance the state of the art in adaptive control, but rather to illustrate the benefits of autonomous attitude stabilization through reaction moment compensation. A derivation of vehicle body dynamics using reaction wheels and thrusters as the primary input sources is given. The modifications to the Newton-Euler method necessary to accommodate a manipulator arm with a free-flying base are then outlined. Next, a quaternion-based feedback regulator design is adopted.