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Sustainable future of construction: the potential of concrete with basalt mini-bars as reinforcement

The paper concerns the influence of basalt minibars on the subcritical and critical behaviour of test specimens made of concrete with low-emission cement. Low-emission cement produces lower emissions of greenhouse gases and other pollutants than traditional cement. Analyses were conducted on changes in fracture mechanics parameters depending on the content of microfibers in the concrete mix (0, 2, 4, 8 kg/m³), the type of cement used, and the water-to-cement ratio (w/c). It was demonstrated that concrete reinforced with basalt microfibers exhibits increased resistance to crack initiation and propagation. An increase in the stress intensity factor was observed for CEMI 42.5R concretes at w/c=0.5 by 27%, at w/c =0.4 by 62%, and for CEM II 42.5R/A-V concretes at w/c=0.5 by 29%, and at w/c=0.4 by as much as 30%. It was shown that the addition of microfibers to concrete made with low-emission cement significantly increases the mechanical parameters of this material.

Topic: Innovative concrete reinforcement materials
Subfield: Civil and Structural Engineering
Field: Engineering
Domain: Physical Sciences
A Locating Method for Multi-Purposes HTs Based on the Boundary Network

Recently, there are various methods for detecting the hardware trojans (HTs) in the integrated circuits (ICs). The circuit's logic representations of different types, structures, and functional characteristics should be different. Each type of circuit has its' own performance characteristics according to its' purpose. However, the traditional HTs detection methods adopt the same approach to deal with the multi-purpose hardware trojan. At the same time, as the scale of integrated circuits growing, the structures are more complex, and the functions are more refined. The current situation makes the traditional HTs detection methods weaker and even unfeasible. Therefore, we propose an HTs classified locating method based on machine learning, named ML-HTCL, which belongs to the static detection and locating method. In ML-HTCL, different purpose HTs were represented by different features. Due to the different features, the ML-HTCL employs the multi-layer BP neural network for the control signal type HTs and the one-class SVM for the information leakage HTs, respectively. To deal with the HTs completely, the boundary nets are considered for all data set, while those were ignored by the most existing methods due to the high detection error rate. After detection, the HTs' precise locations were achieved. To evaluate the ML-HTCL, 17 gate-level netlist benchmarks are used for training and testing by leave-one-out cross-validation. From the results, the ML-HTCL reaches 85.05% of TPR and 73.91% of TNR for all kinds of HTs, which performs better than the most existing methods.

Topic: Physical Unclonable Functions (PUFs) and Hardware Security
Subfield: Hardware and Architecture
Field: Computer Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
= F2(n+1) + F2(n+1)+k+1, using the Corollary in the last step of each set of equations.

Show that the sum of the elements in the first and second rows denoted by R1 and R2 respectively can be expressed as R1 = 2F2nF2n+k R2 = F2nF2n+k+1 where {Fn, n ≥ 1} denotes the Fibonacci sequence.

Topic: Advanced Mathematical Theories and Applications
Subfield: Statistical and Nonlinear Physics
Field: Physics and Astronomy
Domain: Physical Sciences
Resistance to Change: Fact or Stereotype.

A study examined teacher stereotypes as a factor in teacher resistance to change in schools. Based on a poststructuralist perspective, the study views teachers as both objects and subjects of reform and argues that resetarch informs practice in ways that often result in socially constructed stereotypes. Methodology included a literature review, 129 teacher interviews, and 20 followup interviews. The sample included educators from Oregon schools that were in the following stages of implementing democratic participatory practices: infancy (under 3 years); early (3-4 years); midstage (4-5 years); and advanced (6-7 years). Findings indicate that the stereotyping of older, experienced teachers was equally prevalent in schools, despite the ste of implementation. Second, midlife teachers perceived older, experienced teachers as resisters; however, older, experienced teachers described themselves as avid questioners but supporters of change. Third, older experienced teachers frequently engaged in a learning experience with a new, young teacher. Fourth, increased participatory practices did not necessarily modify stereotyping behavior. Finally, current age and stage theories do not match current teacher demographics. The data show 2 dramatically changing work force in schools. Implications of this difference when considering teachers' attitudes toward change are described. One table of participants' characteristics is included. (Contains 40 references.) (LMI) *********************************************************************** Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made from the original document. *********************************************************************** U.S. DEPAIRSIENT OF EDUCATION Offece of Educabonel Research and Impromment EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION CENTER (ERIC) This document has teen reproduced as received from the person or organization origmahng 0 Minor changes have been made to improve rProduchon quality Resistance to Change: Fact or Stereotype Edith A. Rusch Department of Educational Leadership University of Toledo Toledo, OH 43606 419-537-2095 (voice)

Topic: Teacher Education and Leadership Studies
Subfield: Education
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Time course of insulin resistance during antiviral therapy in non-diabetic, non-cirrhotic patients with genotype 1 HCV infection

Background Genotype 1 (G1) hepatitis C virus (HCV) is associated with insulin resistance (IR) and its clearance seems to improve insulin sensitivity. We aimed to evaluate the time course of IR in response to antiviral therapy in non-diabetic, non-cirrhotic G1 HCV patients and to assess the effect of metabolic factors on sustained virological response (SVR). Methods A total of 83 consecutive treatment-naive G1 chronic hepatitis C (CHC) patients were evaluated by anthropometric and metabolic measurements, including IR using the homeostasis model assessment (HOMA). Patients were considered to have IR if HOMA was &gt;2.7. All cases had a liver biopsy scored for staging, grading and steatosis. Anthropometric parameters and HOMA were re-evaluated at the end of antiviral therapy and at follow-up. Results SVR was achieved in 46 (55.4%) patients. By logistic regression, female gender (odds ratio [OR] 0.132, 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.33–0.529), γ-glutamyltransferase &gt;50 IU (OR 0.217, 95% CI 0.066–0.720) and presence of steatosis (OR 0.134, 95% CI 0.028–0.654) were independent negative predictors of SVR, whereas low-density lipoprotein cholesterol &gt;107 IU (OR 6.671, 95% CI 1.164–11.577) was a positive predictor of SVR. The proportion of patients with IR significantly decreased ( P=0.02) during antiviral therapy and at follow-up in patients achieving SVR. A similar trend, even if not significant, was observed in relapsers and non-responders. Conclusions In non-diabetic G1 HCV patients undergoing antiviral therapy, IR improved in all patients, independently of virological outcome. HCV viral clearance was an additional factor in IR improvement. Female gender, hepatic steatosis and other metabolic parameters, but not IR, were identified as negative predictors of SVR in this study.

Topic: Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment
Subfield: Epidemiology
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
The development of Oyster - a shallow water surging wave energy converter

In 2005 Aquamarine Power Ltd. was formed to develop Oyster, a near shore flap which is hinge connected to the sea bed. With a combination of private equity and grant aid a 350kW Oyster module has been designed and it is planned to install a prototype module at the EMEC test site in Orkney when the nearshore test berth is available. In this version of Oyster high pressure sea water will be pumped ashore to drive a Pelton wheel. Ultimately it is envisaged that Oyster units will be arranged in clusters feeding power to a power take off unit of between 3.5 and 5 MW capacity. Arrays of clusters will form power stations of 20 to 100 MW capacity. An extensive research and development programme has produced a very efficient structural form, which gives Oyster one of the highest power to weight ratios of all current technologies combined with high capture factors in the most commonly occurring seas. The sea bed foundations and installation technique developed enables Oyster to be easily removed and reinstalled for major maintenance when required. This is a feature normally associated with moored devices. Although there are other bottom-hinged flap devices, Oyster is different in several ways and occupies a different part of the design space. For example, unlike the other systems it completely penetrates the water column from the water surface to the sea bed. Although it might be considered that such a system would be vulnerable in extreme seas, extensive wave tank modelling has shown that the flap intrinsically decouples from the wave as the oscillation increases and that the wave loads experienced are manageable in the three operational modes; generating, undamped and parked on the sea bed. However, model tests show that Oyster can remain generating in all sea-states including plunging breakers. This paper charts the evolution of Oyster presenting some of the research that has led to the current design. An outline of the impending sea trials of a prototype demonstration unit is given along with the projected outcomes.

Topic: Wave and Wind Energy Systems
Subfield: Ocean Engineering
Field: Engineering
Domain: Physical Sciences
Abstract B12: Therapeutic potential of NTRK3 in desmoplastic small round cell tumor

Abstract Desmoplastic small round cell tumor (DSRCT) is a soft-tissue sarcoma that predominantly affects adolescent and young adult males and has a dismal prognosis, despite aggressive treatment. It is characterized by the t(11;22)(p13:q12) translocation that generates the EWSR1-WT1 chimeric transcription factor, a powerful oncogene and the main molecular driver of DSRCT. EWSR1-WT1 rewires global gene expression networks and activates aberrant expression of targets that contribute to an oncogenic expression program. It has been previously described that EWSR1-WT1 can activate neural gene expression (1), supporting the hypothesis that targeting neural differentiation markers might offer a novel therapeutic approach to treat DSRCT. Among those markers, our analysis of DSRCT tumors demonstrated prominent expression of neurotrophic tyrosine kinase receptor 3 (NTRK3; TrkC), a druggable receptor tyrosine kinase, specifically expressed in DSRCT compared to other translocation-driven sarcomas. We show that EWSR1-WT1 directly activates its expression, and that abrogation of NTRK3 reduces growth of DSRCT cells. Conversely, we show that pharmacologic targeting of NTRK3 is effective both in in vitro and in vivo models of DSRCT, suggesting that NTRK3 is a viable therapeutic target, especially in light of the recent clinical development of highly specific and effective NTRK inhibitors. Reference 1. Kang et al., Cancer Res 2014;15;74(16):4526-35. Citation Format: Lee Spraggon, Julija Hmeljak, Heather Magnan, Romel Somwar, Marina Asher, Alifiani B. Hartono, Sean Bong Lee, Marc Ladanyi. Therapeutic potential of NTRK3 in desmoplastic small round cell tumor [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the AACR Conference on Advances in Sarcomas: From Basic Science to Clinical Translation; May 16-19, 2017; Philadelphia, PA. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Clin Cancer Res 2018;24(2_Suppl):Abstract nr B12.

Topic: Protein Degradation and Inhibitors
Subfield: Molecular Biology
Field: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
Domain: Life Sciences
Comparative study of the physicochemical and palynological characteristics of honey from <i><scp>M</scp>elipona subnitida</i> and <i><scp>A</scp>pis mellifera</i>

Summary Twenty‐four samples of A pis mellifera honey and twenty‐four samples of M elipona subnitida (Jandaira) honey were collected in the northeast of B razil. Moisture, hydroxymethylfurfural, free acidity, insoluble solids in water, diastase activity, ashes, electrical conductivity, proteins, lipids, total carbohydrates, energy and sugars were the parameters analysed. The efficiency of the qualitative tests ( F iehe's test, L ugol's reaction, L und's reaction) was tested. Pollen types and the corresponding plant species were identified in all samples (3 in A pis and 1 in M elipona ). A pis mellifera honey samples demonstrated parameters in accordance with the B razilian L egislation, while the M elipona subnitida honey samples displayed moisture (24.80%) and diastase activity (null) in discordance with the established by the regulation for A pis mellifera honeys. A pis honey samples presented higher values of electric conductivity (284.00 μS cm −1 ) than the obtained from the Jandaira honey samples (102.77 μS cm −1 ) as well as a darker colour (26.67 mmPfund) when compared with Jandaira honey (7.00 mmPfund). The concentration of the glucose, fructose and sucrose was higher in the A pis honeys than in the Jandaira honey. The characteristics of the two types of honey were very different, highlighting the need of developing specific legislation for stingless bees' honey.

Topic: Bee Products Chemical Analysis
Subfield: Insect Science
Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences
Domain: Life Sciences
The Ascosphaera apis Infection (Chalkbrood Disease) Alters the Gut Bacteriome Composition of the Honeybee

The declining honeybee populations are a significant risk to the productivity and security of agriculture worldwide. Although there are many causes of these declines, parasites are a significant one. Disease glitches in honeybees have been identified in recent years and increasing attention has been paid to addressing the issue. Between 30% and 40% of all managed honeybee colonies in the USA have perished annually over the past few years. American foulbrood (AFB) and European foulbrood (EFB) have been reported as bacterial diseases, Nosema as a protozoan disease, and Chalkbrood and Stonebrood as fungal diseases. The study aims to compare the bacterial community related to the Nosema ceranae and Ascosphaera apis infection on the gut of the honeybee and compare it with the weakly active honeybees. The Nosema-infected honeybees contain the phyla Proteobacteria as the significantly dominant bacterial phyla, similar to the weakly active honeybees. In contrast, the Ascosphaera (Chalkbrood) infected honeybee contains large amounts of Firmicutes rather than Proteobacteria.

Topic: Plant and animal studies
Subfield: Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences
Domain: Life Sciences
Comparative Study on Consumer Protection in Indonesia through Mechanism of Product Liability Insurance

Abstract:

This research discusses and analyzes consumer protection in indonesia through product liability insurance mechanism. Insurance institution becomes important to transfer producer’s liability risk for the products he produced for consumer’s consumption or use, if consumers suffer accident and or loss because of consuming or using such product.

In Indonesia, the intention to materialize legal effort of Consumer Protection has existed since 1998 with enactment of Law Number 8 of 1999 on Consumer Protection. To face business law development especially in insurance area which its impact on legal protection for consumers of product in general, at present it is necessary to have a reform and or regulation which certainly will be able to anticipate the development of business, in creating and implementing contracts in insurance business practices.

The research method used in this research is normative-qualitative with comparative approach. The outcome of the research shows that product liability insurance has an important role in protecting consumers’ interest in the current Indonesian society.

This product liability insurance provides guarantee for consumers to receive compensation if the products being used cause injuries/loss, even such compensation is not only for the consumer who uses the product but also for bystanders when the product is being used. In mechanism of product liability insurance, producers have to pay premium for products insured which its value shall depend on quantity and type of product, risk level for products insured.


Keywords: Consumer Protection Law, Product Liability Insurance

Topic: Legal and Policy Analysis in Indonesia
Subfield: Law
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Cloning and sequencing of the Escherichia coli panB gene, which encodes ketopantoate hydroxymethyltransferase, and overexpression of the enzyme

The panB gene from Escherichia coli, encoding the first enzyme of the pantothenate biosynthesis pathway, ketopantoate hydroxymethyltransferase (KPHMT), has been isolated by functional complementation of a panB mutant strain with an E. coli genomic library. The gene is 792 bp long, encoding a protein of 264 amino acids with a predicted M(r) of 28,179. The identity of the gene product as ketopantoate hydroxymethyltransferase was confirmed by purification of the enzyme protein, which was overexpressed approximately 50-fold in the mutant harboring the gene on a high-copy-number plasmid. The N-terminal amino acid sequence of the purified protein was found to be identical to that predicted from the gene sequence, as was its mass, determined by electrospray mass spectrometry. Upstream of the panB gene is an incomplete open reading frame encoding a protein of 220 amino acids, which shares sequence similarity to fimbrial precursor proteins from other bacteria. Northern (RNA) analysis showed that the panB gene is likely to be cotranscribed with at least one other gene but that this is not the putative fimbrial protein, since no transcripts for this gene could be detected.

Topic: Neurological diseases and metabolism
Subfield: Neurology
Field: Neuroscience
Domain: Life Sciences
Fine-needle-aspiration (FNA) Cytology for SRC Type Breast Cancer: 13 Case Reports

Objective: To investigate the cytohistological findings of 13 breast carcinoma cases with SRCs Methods: From January 2006 to August 2015, 13 cases of SRC type breast cancer had undergone FNA cytology examination before excisional biopsy or operation.All the histological sections of each case were confirmed to have at least 20% SRCs in the tumor cells.The clinicopathological features of SRC type breast cancer were investigated.Results: Of the 13 breast carcinoma cases, there were invasive ductal carcinoma (IDC) (n=5), invasive lobular carcinoma (ILC) (n=5), pleomorphic lobular carcinoma (PLC) (n=1), and mucinous carcinoma (MC) (n=2).3 cases of IDC, 1 cases of PLC, and 1 case of MC had grade 2 or 3 nuclear atypia, whereas 1 case of IDC, 4 cases of ILC, and 1 case of MC had grade 1 nuclear atypia.Axillary lymph nodes were positive for metastatic carcinoma in 1 case with IDC and 1 case with ILC.In fine needle aspiration smears, the intracytoplasmic lumen (ICL) type SRCs were found to be major constituents of SRCs in ILC and PLC, while non-ICL type SRCs were predominant in IDC.MC tumors had SRCs of both ICL and non-ICL types.During our follow-up period ranging from 97 to 3650 (1458 ± 1055) days, all the patients were alive without recurrence of the tumor. Conclusion:Our results indicate that the nature of SRCs may vary with the histological subtype of breast cancer, but its presence may not indicate poor prognosis.

Topic: Breast Lesions and Carcinomas
Subfield: Pathology and Forensic Medicine
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
A Way for better communications among Malaysian professional women towards a sustainable community

Introduction: This paper explores communication issues between women and non-women dimensions such as men, organisations, systems and policies. Objective: It serves, firstly, to explore women experiences at work in relation to gender communication; and secondly, to suggest ways in promoting better gender communication between women and non-women dimensions for sustainable community at work. Hypothesis: Its stance is that effective communication skills promote sustainable community, particularly in promoting competency, enhancing self-efficacy as well as ceasing stigma perceptions at work. This is because the study takes a basic premise that the non-women dimensions contribute to the professional marginalisation of women at work, as they experience various conflicts at the workplace and home. Conflicts from home such as love for the family and commitment to work always result in extra pressure for them. In addition, the pre-determined external perception embedded in the Asian culture that sees women‘s place fixes at home sometimes add unnecessary obstacles and stress to women. Method, methodology and sample: This paper applies ethnomethodology technique using the talks of experiences of ten women professionals who work at various settings such as universities, public listed companies, ministries and hospitals. Findings: Based on the discourse analysis, this study stresses the importance to develop understanding on the experiences of professional female workers in Malaysia. Conclusion: Effective communication skills in speech and signals at work promote competency, enhance self-efficacy as well as cease stigma perceptions among professional women.

Topic: Socioeconomic Development in MENA
Subfield: Sociology and Political Science
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Multi-Criteria Decision Making of Contractor Selection in Mass Rapid Transit Station Development Using Bayesian Fuzzy Prospect Model

In Taiwan, the most advantageous tender in governmental procurement is the selection of a general contractor based on a score or ranking evaluated by a committee. Due to personal, subjective preferences, the contractor selection of committee members may be different, causing cognitive difference between the results of the members’ selection and the preliminary opinions provided by the working group. Integrated, multi-criteria decision making techniques, combined with preference relation, Bayesian, fuzzy utility, and prospect theories are used to assess factors weighing up the duration/cost/quality, probability of external information, and utility function system. The paper proposes a Bayesian fuzzy prospect model for group decision making, based on probability and utility multiplied relation, and taking the sustainable development factors into consideration. This study aims to provide committees with an objective model to select the best contractor for public construction projects. The results of this study can avoid the lowest bidder being selected; besides, the score gap of contractor selection can be increased, and the difference between the top three contractors’ scores can be decreased as well. In addition to proposing an innovative decision-making system of contractor selection and an index weight-assessing system for sustainable development, this model will be widely applied and sustainably updated for other cases.

Topic: Multi-Criteria Decision Making
Subfield: Management Science and Operations Research
Field: Decision Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
An overview on the use of antivirals for the treatment of patients with COVID19 disease

Introduction: There is an urgent need for safe and efficacious antiviral drugs to improve outcomes for COVID-19 patients. Understanding SARS-CoV-2 virology can elucidate potential drug targets for the inhibition of viral replication.

Topic: COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
Subfield: Infectious Diseases
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences