A Lightweight Size Estimation Approach for Embedded System using COSMIC Functional Size Measurement

Functional Size Measurement (FSM) is an important component of a software project that provides information for estimating the effort required to develop the measured software. Although the embedded software is time-consuming to develop, COSMIC FSM can be estimated to get more accurate function size. The traditional Function Point methods are designed to measure only business application domain and are problematic in the real-time domain. As a result, COSMIC Functional Size Measurement (FSM) method is designed to measure both application domains. The design diagrams such as UML, SysML and the well-defined FSM procedure must use to accurately measure the functional size of embedded system. We have already developed the generation model based on SysML metamodel with an example of elevator control system. In this paper, we applied the generation model that is the classification of the instance level of object based on UML metamodel. After that, this paper also showed the mapping rules which mapped between the generation model and COSMIC FSM to estimate the functional size of embedded software with the case study of cooker system. This paper also proposed the light weight generation method of COSMIC FSM by using the generation model

Re-visiting Cyclone Nargis of Myanmar: vulnerability, resiliency and the dynamics of recovery in the Ayeyarwady Delta

In 2008, Cyclone Nargis devastated the low-lying Ayeyarwady Delta and more than 150,000 people died during the storm. It was the worst natural disaster in Myanmar’s history and globally it was one of the deadliest cyclones of all time. This thesis assesses the implications of Cyclone Nargis for the human security of delta communities in the past and the future. Using Cyclone Nargis as the focus event, the research investigates multiple dimensions of pre-existing vulnerability, strengths and weaknesses in the early warning and emergency response systems, and the dynamics of post-impact recovery. It argues that the roots of vulnerability and resilience were situated in the history of the national political regime in place at the time of the cyclone. The research is based on community narratives collected in 45 villages from three different marginal zones of the Ayeyarwady Delta. This study argues that disaster risk reduction and the promotion of human security in the Delta requires the expansion of community-based processes focusing on building community resilience and the better utilization of locally relevant physical assets for improved safety. These lessons from Cyclone Nargis should be incorporated into the national DRR framework. More broadly, beyond Myanmar this place-based study of rural communities should inform the connected issues of development, governance and disaster risk reduction

A Review of Common Medicinal Plants in Chin State, Myanmar:

Promising sources of novel bioactive compounds include plants growing in several third-world countries where the local flora is still largely uninvestigated. A paradigmatic example is represented by medicinal plants growing in Myanmar, especially in Chin State, in northwestern Myanmar. This is one of the least developed areas of the country where the people still use natural remedies derived from a rich biodiversity. This review mainly covers the investigations done on phytochemical constituents and biological activities of 20 medicinal plants, namely Alangium chinense, Anemone obtusiloba, Anneslea fragrans, Antidesma bunius, Croton oblongifolius, Embelia tsjeriam-cottam, Ficus heterophylla, Gaultheria fragrantissima, Hydnocarpus kurzii, Leea macrophylla, Leucas cephalotes, Millingtonia hortensis, Myrica nagi, Olax scandens, Pimpinella heyneana, Pterospermum semisagittatum, Ruellia tuberosa, Smilax zeylanica, Stemona burkillii, and Tadehagi triquetrum, that have long been used in the Chin State for curing various diseases. These plants have been selected on the basis of their medicinal uses not only in Myanmar but also in the related Ayurvedic healing system. Moreover, besides their medicinal importance, most of them grow in the Chin State more abundantly than in other regions of Myanmar. Although the efficacy of some of these plants have been verified scientifically, the chemical constituents and biological activities of most of them still need to be investigated to confirm the claimed therapeutic effects

Anthony V. Mannino Foundation: comprehensive marketing strategy report

Founded in 2009, the Anthony V. Mannino Foundation Inc. (AVM) undertook the genuine mission; to offer support young adults 18-26 and their families while they are undergoing their cancer treatment process. The Marketing Concepts team has performed a thorough marketing analysis and has provided AVM a set of tools that enables them to immediately implement an effective and efficient marketing strategy

Highly Cytotoxic Xanthones from Cratoxylum cochinchinense Collected in Myanmar

Eight xanthones and one anthraquinone, together with four common triterpenoids, have been isolated from the barks of Cratoxylum cochinchinense, collected in Myanmar. The structures of the metabolites were elucidated by spectroscopic data analysis and their antiproliferative activities were measured against six human tumor cell lines, by using the MTT assay. Pruniflorone N (1) showed a significant cytotoxicity against all cancer cells with IC50 values in the range 3-9 μM, on average higher than the anticancer drug cisplatin. Instead, compounds 2 and 3 exhibited high antiproliferative activity against some specific cell lines

Geology, mineralogy, ore paragenesis, and molybdenite Re-Os geochronology of Sn-W (-Mo) mineralization in Padatgyaung and Dawei, Myanmar: Implications for timing of mineralization and tectonic setting

The Sn-W (-Mo) deposits of Myanmar are mostly located in the Western Granite Province that is well known for its world-class Sn-W (-Mo) deposits. Previous studies have constrained the age of the granitic intrusions of the province and the timing of mineralization for a few deposits, but most of the mineralization ages are not well established. In this study, new molybdenite Re-Os dating of two Sn-W-(Mo) regions, Padatgyaung and Dawei, together with their geological setting and mineral paragenesis are carried out to constrain the timing of ore formation and geodynamic setting. In the Padatgyaung region, two weighted average Re-Os model ages of 64.23 ± 0.29 Ma (MSWD = 0.49, 2σ) and of 60.54 ± 0.45 Ma (MSWD = 1.3, 2σ) from vein molybdenites are considerably younger than molybdenite from tin mineralized greisen which has a weighted Re-Os model age of 68.5 ± 2.7 Ma (MSWD = 0.14, 2σ). This demonstrates that the vein-type W-Mo mineralization formed after tin mineralized greisenization. Combining our new age data with previous geochronological data, the Re-Os model age of 63.09 ± 0.17 Ma from the Wagone quartz vein suggests that the Sn-W(-Mo) mineralization in the Dawei region took place at around 70–60 Ma (Late Cretaceous to Paleocene). This study indicates the presence of a significant and discrete granite-related Sn-W(-Mo) mineralization with an age of 75–60 Ma in the Western Granite Province, although the overall age range of Sn-W mineralization in the belt spans from 120 to around 40 Ma emplaced during normal subduction and roll-back of the Neo-Tethyan oceanic crust

N-(Biphenyl-4-ylcarbon­yl)-N′-(2-pyridylmeth­yl)thio­urea

In the title compound, C20H17N3OS, the dihedral angle between the benzene rings of the biphenyl fragment is 36.84 (9)°. The trans–cis geometry of the thio­urea unit is stabilized by intra­molecular N—H⋯O and N—H⋯N hydrogen bonds between the H atom of the cis thio­amide and the carbonyl O and pyridine N atoms, respectively. In the crystal structure, inter­molecular N—H⋯S hydrogen bonds form centrosymmetric dimers extending along the b axis

Expression of Hex mRNA in early murine postimplantation embryo development

AbstractThe onset of Hex expression and its role in early murine development was analyzed using in situ hybridization. Hex mRNA was first detected in the chorion of the ectoplacental cavity and weakly at the visceral endoderm of the future yolk sac at embryonic age (E) 7.5. Expression in embryonic tissues was detected exclusively in the hepatic anlage and thyroid primordium at E 9.5. At E 12.5 and E 15.5, Hex expression persisted in the fetal liver and thyroid, and was also detected in the fetal lung. These results suggest that Hex has its role in differentiation and/or organogenesis of several embryonic tissues

Studies on Physicochemical Properties and Elemental Analysis of Citron and Pomelo Fruits Peels Pectins

This research work is aimed to study the physicochemical properties and elemental analysis of citron and pomelo fruits peels pectins which have been extracted. In the present work, determination of some physicochemical parameters such as color, moisture content, ash content, setting time, equivalent weight, methoxyl content, anhydrouronic acid (AUA), degree of esterification (DE), molecular weight and elemental analysis of the prepared pectins have been performed. The color of citron peel pectin and pomelo peels pectins were determined by eye test. Moisture contents were determined by oven drying method, ash contents were determined by the method used in the food analysis, setting times were determined by a simple method of Owens, equivalent weights, methoxyl contents, anhydrouronic acids (AUA) and degree of esterifications (DE) were determined by titrimetric method, molecular weights were determined by viscometric method and elemental analysis were determined by Energy Disperse X-ray Fluoresce (ED XRF) analysis. Physicochemical properties of the citron and pomelo peels pectins were found to be white-yellow and brown-yellow colors, 7.96% and 2.15 % of moisture contents, 1.07 % and 5.72 % of ash contents, 5 minutes and 12 minutes of  setting times, 2380 and 2500 of equivalent weights, 1.86 % and 2.29 % of methoxyl contents, 17.95 % and 20.06 % of anhydrouraonic acid contents and 58.83 % and 64.92 % of degree of estrifications and 6.61´ 104and 5.62 × 104 Da of molecular weights respectively. In the citron pectin, the relative abundance of Ca, K, Fe, Cu, Sr 20.06 % of anhydrouraonic acid contents and 58.83 % and 64.92 % of degree of estrifications and 6.61´ 104and 5.62 × 104 Da of molecular weights respectively. In the citron pectin, the relative abundance of Ca, K, Fe, Cu, Sr and Zn has been found to be 61.87 %, 22.67 %, 7.94 %, 3.11 %, 2.29 % and 2.13%, respectively (determined by ED XRF technique). Whereas in the pomelo pectin, the relative abundance of Ca, K, Fe, Cu, Sr and Zn has been found to be 66.32 % 11.82 %, 11.73 %, 2.75 %, 2.32 % and 5.06 %, respectively

Genetic diversity of toxigenic Vibrio cholerae O1 from Sabah, Malaysia 2015

Background Cholera is an important health problem in Sabah, a Malaysian state in northern Borneo; however, Vibrio cholerae in Sabah have never been characterized. Since 2002, serogroup O1 strains having the traits of both classical and El Tor biotype, designated as atypical El Tor biotype, have been increasingly reported as the cause of cholera worldwide. These variants are believed to produce clinically more severe disease like classical strains. Purpose The purpose of this study is to investigate the genetic diversity of V. cholerae in Sabah and whether V. cholerae in Sabah belong to atypical El Tor biotype. Methods ERIC-PCR, a DNA fingerprinting method for bacterial pathogens based on the enterobacterial repetitive intergenic consensus sequence, was used to study the genetic diversity of 65 clinical V. cholerae O1 isolates from 3 districts (Kudat, Beluran, Sandakan) in Sabah and one environmental isolate from coastal sea water in Kudat district. In addition, we studied the biotype-specific genetic traits in these isolates to establish their biotype. Results Different fingerprint patterns were seen in isolates from these three districts but one of the patterns was seen in more than one district. Clinical isolates and environmental isolate have different patterns. In addition, Sabah isolates harbor genetic traits specific to both classical biotype (ctxB-1, rstRCla) and El Tor biotype (rstRET, rstC, tcpAET, rtxC, VC2346). Conclusion This study revealed that V. cholerae in Sabah were genetically diverse and were atypical El Tor strains. Fingerprint patterns of these isolates will be useful in tracing the origin of this pathogen in the future