The influence of oil rate and quality of rice bran oil by enzymatic extraction ultrasonic assisted were studied through designed experiment. The optimum enzymatic hydrolysis conditions were determined by the way of the orthogonal test. The results showed: after lipase enzyme in the rice bran (40 mesh sieve) was killed by the hot steam, the solution compounding material liquid ratio was 1:5 (W/V...

We consider a classical risk model with the possibility of reinsurance. Moreover, in one of the models also investment into a risky asset is possible. The insurer follows the optimal strategy. In this paper we find the Cramér-Lundberg approximation in the small claim case and prove that the optimal strategy converges to the asymptotically optimal strategy as the capital increases to infinity. 1...

This article presents the rationale behind an important enhancement to a socio-technical model of organisations and teams derived from military research. It combines this with empirical results which take advantage of these enhancements. In Part 1, a new theoretical legacy for the model is developed based on Ergonomics theories and insights. This allows team communications data to be plotted in...

In day-to-day practice it is not unusual to encounter male patients in their 50s or older who come to physician for loss of libido, erectile dysfunction, unexplained fatigue, behavioral problems, loss of muscle mass and some times unexplained bony fractures. These symptoms can be vague and can vary a lot among individuals. Some men find it difficult to admit that there’s even a problem. And oft...

Introduction: Extrapulmonary Tuberculosis (EPTB) accounts for about15 to 20% of all cases of Tuberculosis in India.1e percentage may be higher in children and in HIV infected individuals.2 Diagnosing EPTB is challenging as it requires a clinician to obtain adequate specimen involving the concerned organ for investigations to confirm diagnosis. Also paucibacillary nature of the disease poses di...

A longitudinal field experiment was carried out over a period of 2 weeks to examine the influence of product aesthetics and inherent product usability. A 2 × 2 × 3 mixed design was used in the study, with product aesthetics (high/low) and usability (high/low) being manipulated as between-subjects variables and exposure time as a repeated-measures variable (three levels). A sample of 60 mobile p...

The critical currents and self-field ac losses of YBa2Cu3Oy coated conductors and (Bi, Pb)2Sr2Ca2Cu3Ox tapes were measured at several temperatures between 45 K and the respective critical temperature. The temperature dependence of ac losses was measured at 50 Hz using the lock-in method for a transport current. The frequency dependence of ac loss was measured at 55 K for transport current frequ...

This paper illustrates an example of developing a grid-based distributed hydrologic model for storm-inundation simulation using GIS and remote sensing for flood emergency planning, and the feasibility of the model was explored in the mountainous urban area of Guiyang city of the Guizhou Province, China. The research was based on four major steps. The first step was to prepare data for the model...

The water permeability of cuticles isolated from the leaves of 14 plant species was measured at temperatures from 10 degrees C to 55 degrees C at 5 K intervals. Permeances increased slightly with temperatures < or =35 degrees C and drastically in the higher temperature range. The data were analysed according to the Arrhenius formalism which led to distinct plots for the lower and higher tempera...

The DC transport properties of and the radio-frequency (RF) wave absorption (at 2.525 MHz) in a sample of La0.67Sr0.33MnO3 prepared by floating-zone method are measured. The Curie temperature, Tc, of the sample is about 374 K. Giant temperature and magnetic-field variations in RF absorption are found in the vicinity of Tc. Relative change of the RF absorption in magnetic field (magnetoabsorptio...