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Girija V. Nachnani and A.M. Swaminathan. Information technology exports and regional development in the leading states: A shift-share analysis of India

India has adopted a balanced growth strategy driven by its large internal market, which entails making a major commitment to the endogenous development model. Previously, the country’s development plans were built around the supply-side and import substitution approach. In the early 1980s, the economy of India experienced structural changes, as the gross domestic product growth rate steadily increased, and then in the early 1990s, the country leapfrogged into a development policy centred on information technology, which led to the development of a globally competitive information technology (IT) sector. IT has helped states in India to develop through intersectoral linkages with several services and the multiplier effect. This makes it interesting to review the impact of growth of IT on development in states where IT development is prominent. As states have not been equal beneficiaries, a shift-share analysis was carried out to arrive at these imbalances for the period 2004/05-2008/09 and 2009/10-2013/14. The results of a shift in the share show that regional variations in software exports can largely be attributed to a regional component. In addition, the results of ordinary least squares estimation point out that existing infrastructure is overstressed, namely that there is excessive pressure on teledensity, a shortage of power and a large population, which is making it difficult for regions to sustain a high level of specialization.
„Der erste Franzose“

Mit der Dritten Republik setzt sich im Frankreich des ausgehenden 19. Jahrhunderts eine neue Ursprungserzählung durch, ein „Roman national“, an dessen Anfang der Gallierhäuptling Vercingétorix steht. Zwar ist dieser im Jahre 52 v. Chr. Cäsars römischen Legionen unterlegen, doch war dies, so die Deutung in den Schulbüchern der Dritten Republik, eine heroische Niederlage, geprägt von Tapferkeit, Mut und Einigkeit im Kampf gegen eine fremde Übermacht. Die „Nation“ bildet sich in der Niederlage. Die Dritte Republik, geboren aus der militärischen Niederlage von 1870/1871 gegen Bismarcks preußisch-deutsche Allianz, richtet sich am Vorbild der Gallier („nos ancêtres les gaulois“) wieder auf. Anders als Chlodwig als Gründer des französischen Königtums oder Jeanne d'Arc als dessen Retterin bieten Vercingétorix und die Gallier den letztlich siegreichen, laizistischen Strömungen der Dritten Republik eine Ursprungserzählung, die sich von der Tutel durch die Kirche befreit. Zudem besetzen die Gallier in dieser Vision der Geschichte die Rolle des „Volkes“, in dem sich seit jeher die Nation inkarniert. Und letztlich: Mit Vercingétorix rückt ein Modell von Ursprungserzählung ins Blickfeld, dessen deutsches „Äquivalent“ Arminius sich jenseits des Rheines als erfolgreich erwiesen hatte. Dieser Beitrag sucht die multiplen Bedingungen und Funktionen der (Re)Konstruktion einer nationalen Identität im Frankreich der Dritten Republik am Beispiel des neuen Vercingétorix-Kults zu beleuchten.
Biocatalytic asymmetric formation of tetrahydro-β-carbolines

Strictosidine synthase triggers the formation of strictosidine from tryptamine and secologanin, thereby generating a carbon-carbon bond and a new stereogenic center. Strictosidine contains a tetrahydro-β-carboline moiety - an important N-heterocyclic framework found in a range of natural products and synthetic pharmaceuticals. Stereoselective methods to produce tetrahydro-β-carboline enantiomers are greatly valued. We report that strictosidine synthase from Ophiorrhiza pumila utilizes a range of simple achiral aldehydes and substituted tryptamines to form highly enantioenriched (ee >98%) tetrahydro-β-carbolines via a Pictet-Spengler reaction. This is the first example of aldehyde substrate promiscuity in the strictosidine synthase family of enzymes and represents a first step towards developing a general biocatalytic strategy to access chiral tetrahydro-β-carbolines.
Tetrandrine Induces Mitochondria-Mediated Apoptosis in Human Gastric Cancer BGC-823 Cells

Tetrandrine, a bis-benzylisoquinoline alkaloid isolated from the dried root of Hang-Fang-Chi (Stephaniatetrandra S. Moore), has been reported to possess anti-cancer effects on many tumors. In this study, we investigated tetrandrine-induced apoptosis on human gastric cancer BGC-823 cells in vitro and in vivo. The results showed that tetrandrine significantly inhibited cell viability in a dose- and time-dependent manner and induced apoptosis. It increased the apoptosis; upregulation of Bax, Bak, and Bad; and downregulation of Bcl-2 and Bcl-xl in BGC-823 cells. Moreover, tetrandrine increased the activation of caspase-3 and -9, release of cytochrome c, and upregulation of apaf-1, suggesting that tetrandrine-induced apoptosis was related to the mitochondrial pathway. Meanwhile, pretreatment with the pan-caspase inhibitor z-VAD-fmk in BGC-823 cells reduced tetrandrine-induced apoptosis by blocking activation of caspases. Furthermore, tetrandrine effectively inhibited tumor growth via apoptosis induction, which was verified by immunohistochemical analysis in a nude mouse xenograft model. Taken together, we concluded that tetrandrine significantly inhibited the proliferation of gastric cancer BGC-823 cells through mitochondria-dependent apoptosis, which may play a promising role in gastric cancer therapy.
Competitive advantage for the data-driven enterprise

The notion of big data and its application in driving organizational decision making has attracted enormous attention over the past couple of years. Prominent examples of companies engaging in the big data paradigm have illustrated the potential in generating substantial business impacts and fundamentally changing the way organizational-level decisions are made. The need to harness the potential of rapidly expanding data volume, velocity, and variety, has seen a significant evolution of techniques and technologies for data storage, management, analysis, and visualization. Yet, there is limited understanding of how organizations need to change to embrace these technological innovations and the business shifts they entail. The purpose of  CADENT is to examine how big data is successfully exploited and by which means it improves competitive performance. The aim is to identify the critical success factors in a range of contexts, and use these findings to promote research and practice. More specifically, the proposed research project is targeted in identifying and categorizing the primary decisions needs from big data intelligence and analytics in varying industries and for different strategic orientations. The goal is to develop a clear understanding of how strategy and context shape data-driven information requirements, and explore through a holistic approach the human, technological, managerial, and relational aspects that contribute to successful data-driven decisions. In effect, the CADENT project seeks to explore through case studies, action research, as well as qualitative and quantitative methods how big data is optimally exploited and the organizational changes it creates. Implications stemming from the CADENT project will serve industry by providing a set of guidelines for companies adopting big data strategies to optimally exploit their investments and gain a competitive edge.
Cultural Heritage: exploiting Opportunities for Rural Development

The final aim of CHORD is to develop and experiment a common strategy to implement innovative cultural services and promote initiatives that can increase the attractiveness and economic value of the cultural heritage of the MED area. Many inland Med areas have significant cultural heritage and resources that could be exploited for specific sectors of the tourism market, thereby benefiting their economic growth. In many cases, local communities are not aware of the economic potential of their cultural heritage and this has led to migratory phenomena and a loss in Mediterranean identity. This cultural heritage can be an extremely successful engine for growth and a balanced polycentric development if correctly harnessed and incorporated into a strategic system. The project will identify and develop innovative, solutions for balanced actions and marketing plans to promote sustainable creative and cultural enterprise hubs. A key output will be the joint development of an innovative transferable model for a cluster marketing strategy, providing cultural services and guaranteeing information and access. This requires a holistic view of development and management, addressing shortcomings and constraints and exploiting local heritage and local strengths. The mix of partners between territorial authorities and public bodies representing the business community is key to ensure capacity building and enable the implementation and eventual capitalisation of the project outputs.
Changes in the thermal stability of Lake Simcoe from 1980 to 2008

Abstract Climate change is anticipated to have major physical and biological effects on aquatic ecosystems. Changes to the thermal regime of lakes such as shorter duration of ice-cover, earlier onset of stratification and an increase in the length of the stratified period have already been observed in some lakes in North America and Europe. Using vertical temperature profiles of Lake Simcoe during the open-water period from 1980 to 2008 we evaluated trends in water column stability, the onset of stratification and the timing of fall turnover at three stations situated in the lake's two bays and its main basin. Dramatic changes were observed at the three stations; each stratified earlier in the spring, mixed later in the fall and remained stratified for more than a month longer in 2008 compared to 1980. Long-term monotonic trends in the timing of the onset of thermal stratification, fall mixing and duration of stratification were significant. These trends resulted from changes in water column density that are strongly correlated with increasing average air temperatures over time, indicating that climate warming has had a significant effect on the thermal regime of Lake Simcoe.
Uso seguro de los medicamentos en adultos mayores: una lista de chequeo

Elderly people are particularly vulnerable to adverse drug reactions (ADR) due to polypathology and polypharmacy and the changes in pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of medications induced by aging. It is very important to evaluate the safety aspects and appropriate use of medications in this population. For this purpose, a checklist is proposed consisting of a list of medications (including herbal medicine), detecting and treating geriatric syndromes induced by medications, overprescription, unprescription and underprescription; measuring and treating drug adhesion, measuring parameters for geriatric posology, preventing adverse reactions due to inadequate drug recalls, evaluating aging people's capacity to take their medications and using the minimum datasheet regarding the medication prescribed to the patient. This checklist is developed based on validated instruments. It is a proposal which application in the outpatient and inpatient context is possible and feasible.
DECK WRENCH AND METHODS OF USE OF THE DECK WRENCH

Methods of use of deck wrench 116 and a deck wrench 116, the deck wrench including a first arm 202 having a first surface 204 for engaging the drilling pipe 106. The wrench 116 may include a first housing 210 with the first arm 202 slidingly disposed in the first housing 210 to move from a first to a second position. The wrench may include a first moving element 214 attached to the housing 210 and the first arm 202 to move the first arm from the first to the second position, and may include a second arm 206 having a second surface 208 for engaging the drilling pipe 106. The wrench may include a second housing 212, wherein the second arm 206 is slidingly disposed in the second housing 212 to move from a first to a second position. The wrench may include a second moving element 226 attached to the housing 212 and the second arm 206 to move the second arm from the first to the second position.
Chaos induced by coupling between Josephson junctions

It is found that, in a stack of intrinsic Josephson junctions in layered high temperature superconductors under external electromagnetic radiation, the chaotic features are triggered by interjunction coupling, i.e., the coupling between different junctions in the stack. While the radiation is well known to produce chaotic effects in the single junction, the effect of interjunction coupling is fundamentally different and it can lead to the onset of chaos via a different route to that of the single junction. A precise numerical study of the phase dynamics of intrinsic Josephson junctions, as described by the CCJJ+DC model, is performed. We demonstrate the charging of superconducting layers, in a bias current interval corresponding to a Shapiro step subharmonic, due to the creation of a longitudinal plasma wave along the stack of junctions. With increase in radiation amplitude chaotic behavior sets in. The chaotic features of the coupled Josephson junctions are analyzed by calculations of the Lyapunov exponents. We compare results for a stack of junctions to the case of a single junction and prove that the observed chaos is induced by the coupling between the junctions. The use of Shapiro step subharmonics may allow longitudinal plasma waves to be excited at low radiation power.
Betriebsmittelzuschuss für Orto-Res Sp. z o.o.

Das Projekt betrifft die Unterstützung des Unternehmers bei der Bereitstellung finanzieller Liquidität und die Unterstützung laufender Tätigkeiten aufgrund finanzieller Schwierigkeiten, die der Unternehmer infolge des COVID-19-Ausbruchs erlebt hat. Finanzielle Unterstützung im Rahmen des Programms SA.57015 (2020/N)
Biometric Door Lock System With Alcohol Detector

The purpose of the study was to design a biometric door lock system with alcohol detector made for apartment and dormitory security purposes, which consists of six features such as the biometric fingerprint scanner, liquid crystal display (LCD), alcohol sensor, light dependent resistor (LDR), electric strike and magnetic contact switch for the door lock and buttons. The magnetic contact contains a call administration function, search button and cancel buttons for user while increment, decrement, delete and exit buttons for the administrator. Experimental development and quantitative methods were applied in the study. The former aspect consisted of trial and error approaches backed up with interviews with the previous students who experienced design project making with the same concepts used and the latter was used to gather data through a questionnaire. This instrument was administered to thirteen evaluators composed of apartment owners, engineers, and boarders who were degree holders. The results of the study indicated that the device is efficient and effective for apartment or dormitory use. The final design was made efficient through the integration of different features of the device in detecting blood alcohol content (BAC) and registering fingerprints by the use of biometric.
Copper Corrosion Inhibition in 1 M HNO3 by Two Benzimidazole Derivatives

Corrosion behavior of copper in 1 M nitric acid containing either 2-mercaptobenzimidazole (MBI) or 2-thiomethylbenzimidazole (TMBI) was investigated experimentally and theoretically via weight loss method and quantum chemical approaches. It was found that the two compounds exhibit a very good performance as inhibitors for copper corrosion in the studied medium. Results show that the inhibition efficiencies increase with increasing temperature and increasing concentration of the inhibitors. It has been found that the studied compounds adsorb onto copper according to the modified Langmuir adsorption isotherm and the kinetic/thermodynamic isotherm of El-Awady. The thermodynamic adsorption parameters and kinetic corrosion parameters were determined and analyzed; on the bases of these parameters both physisorption and chemisorption were suggested for the studied compounds. Furthermore, the quantum chemical properties/descriptors most relevant to their potential action as corrosion inhibitors have been calculated. They include <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"><mml:mrow><mml:msub><mml:mi>E</mml:mi><mml:mrow><mml:mtext>HOMO</mml:mtext></mml:mrow></mml:msub></mml:mrow></mml:math>, <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"><mml:mrow><mml:msub><mml:mi>E</mml:mi><mml:mrow><mml:mtext>LUMO</mml:mtext></mml:mrow></mml:msub></mml:mrow></mml:math>, energy gap (<mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"><mml:mi>Δ</mml:mi><mml:mi>E</mml:mi></mml:math>), dipole moment (<mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"><mml:mi>μ</mml:mi></mml:math>), hardness (<mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"><mml:mi>η</mml:mi></mml:math>), softness (<mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"><mml:mi>σ</mml:mi></mml:math>), the fractions of electrons transferred (<mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"><mml:mi>Δ</mml:mi><mml:mi>N</mml:mi></mml:math>), electrophilicity index (ω), and the total energy change (<mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"><mml:mrow><mml:mi>Δ</mml:mi><mml:msub><mml:mi>E</mml:mi><mml:mi>T</mml:mi></mml:msub></mml:mrow></mml:math>). The theoretical results were found to be consistent with the experimental data reported.
MW-Kompositen: MW-Composites – Nachhaltige Komponenten auf Basis von hydronischen Bindemitteln und Mineralölabfällen

Das Projekt MW-Composites konzentriert sich auf die Entwicklung und Optimierung neuer nachhaltiger Verbindungen auf Basis von hydronischen Bindemitteln, die minerallimische Abfälle enthalten, nämlich neue chemische Mörtel, die Cortión Granulat enthalten, sowie trockene und pro-dosierte Produkte, die expandierten Ton enthalten.
NATURAL CLEANING COMPOSITION

A cleaning composition with a limited number of natural ingredients contains alkyl polyglucoside, ethanol and colloidal silica. The cleaning composition optionally has a small amount of glycerol. The cleaning composition optionally has a small amount of fragrance. The cleaning composition can be used to clean hard surfaces and cleans as well or better than commercial compositions containing synthetically derived cleaning agents.
Umsetzung der CSR-Strategie im Unternehmen CZAR SHINE Cezary Czarnowski

Ziel des Projekts ist es, die Kapazitäten von Czar Shine zu stärken, indem es praktisches Wissen entwickelt und vermittelt, um die Fähigkeiten der Planung, Umsetzung, Bewertung und Kommunikation sozial verantwortlicher Aktivitäten zu verbessern. Unter Berücksichtigung der vorstehenden Ausführungen werden als Ergebnis der Umsetzung des Beratungsdienstes die Bedürfnisse des Unternehmens und die Möglichkeiten, wie die soziale Verantwortung von Unternehmen in der Unternehmensstrategie genutzt und umgesetzt wird, ermittelt. Im Rahmen der Beratung werden Werkzeuge für die Planung und Umsetzung von CSR-Aktivitäten im Unternehmen vorbereitet. Der Prozess beginnt mit einem gründlichen Verständnis dieses Ansatzes innerhalb des Unternehmens selbst. In erster Linie werden die Stakeholder des Unternehmens identifiziert, d. h. Personen und Organisationen, die den Betrieb des Unternehmens beeinflussen und deren Aktivitäten das Unternehmen direkt beeinflusst. Sie sind in der Regel Angestellte, Verbraucher, Auftragnehmer, lokale Gemeinschaften, NGOs, die mit den Aktivitäten des Unternehmens verbunden sind. Dann wird es eine Analyse geben, was für die Stakeholder wichtig ist, was für das Unternehmen wichtig ist und auf welchen Ebenen diese Interessen und Aktivitäten aufeinandertreffen. Der nächste Schritt wird darin bestehen, Prioritäten zwischen diesen verschiedenen Bereichen zu ermitteln. Die Unterlagen werden in Form von: — Analyse der Auswirkungen des Unternehmens auf die Umwelt, – Social Volunteering Plan, – Corporate Personal Policy, – CSR Strategy, – Reporting System. Zu den erhaltenen Indikatoren gehören: — Anzahl der Unternehmen, die Zuschüsse erhalten (1 Stk.) – Anzahl der Unternehmen, die Unterstützung erhalten (1 Stk.) – Anzahl der Unternehmen, die im Bereich der Fachberatung unterstützt werden (1 Stk.) – private Investitionen in Ergänzung der öffentlichen Unterstützung für Unternehmen (PLN 17822.00), alle oben genannten Indikatoren werden im vierten Quartal 2020 erreicht.
Understanding clouds across scales

Clouds are an essential part of the Earth’s climate system with significant influence on the global radiation budget. However, our understanding of clouds in the climate system is highly uncertain, in large part because of the complex network of interactions and feedbacks originating from small-scale cloud processes, such as turbulent entrainment and mixing, cloud-radiation interactions, and cloud microphysics, and the fact that these processes are usually neglected or only crudely parameterized. This is especially the case for low-level clouds such as the trade-wind shallow cumuli, which are the focus of this project “Understanding clouds across scales” (UCAS).

Entrainment and mixing have significant effects on the microphysical composition of a cloud and hence its radiative properties. These processes have been classically described by the interaction of turbulence and cloud microphysics. Recent work, however, has identified the saturation of mixed air as another crucial parameter, emphasizing the preconditioning of the mixed air by the interaction of turbulence, cloud microphysics, and radiation. We aim to investigate these processes for shallow cumuli. The project will use observations from a large upcoming observational campaign, but is based on the modeling of aforementioned processes, using a novel modeling approach that bridges the gap between direct numerical and large-eddy simulation, covering all relevant spatial scales from the entire cloud field down to the smallest lengthscales of turbulence in a single model. Resolving this wide range of scales is essential, enabling unprecedented insights on the effects of small-scale processes on entire cloud fields, without the typical restrictions of a limited domain or insufficient resolution.

All in all, this project will further process-level understanding of small-scale cloud processes and their effects on the large-scale properties of shallow cumuli, and hence their role in Earth’s climate system.
OBJECT-NAMING NETWORK INFRASTRUCTURE FOR IDENTIFICATION TAGS AND METHOD OF OPERATION THEREOF

An object-naming network infrastructure and a method of responding to queries for object names. In one embodiment, the infrastructure includes: (1) a central object name server coupled to a computer network and constituting a first hierarchical level and (2) peripheral object name servers coupled to the computer network and constituting a second hierarchical level, the central object name server responding to an object name query received from a querying system by directing the querying system to query instead one of the peripheral object name servers in the second hierarchical level, the one of the peripheral object name servers either responding to the query with an object name or directing the querying system to query instead further peripheral object name servers constituting a third hierarchical level.