The Pension Tangle: Achieving Greater Uniformity of Pension Legislation and Regulation in Canada

Canada’s maze of differing pension regulations by province and territory discourages the creation of national, single-employer pension plans. Four options for reform – and greater harmonization – should be on the table.Pension Papers, single-employer pension plans, employer-sponsored pension plans, pension legislation

Investigation of stress-concentration factors in tensile strips

A photoelastic and a numerical investigation has been carried out to determine the stress-concentration factors at the edge of a central circular hole in a tensile strip for different ratios of hole diameter to width of the strip. The photoelastic data and the numerical results indicate that the stress-concentration factor at the minimum cross-sectional area tends to a value of two if the ratio of the hole diameter to the strip-width approaches a value of one

LBNP reduces cerebral perfusion but does not impact executive function

A growing body of literature has demonstrated that a single bout of aerobic exercise and/or hypercapnic manipulations increase cerebral blood flow (CBF) and are linked to a transient (i.e.,min) post-intervention executive function (EF) benefit. However, there are no direct studies examining whether a transient decrease in CBF elicits a post-intervention EF decrement. Accordingly, my thesis employed 10-min single bout manipulations of -30 mmHg and -50 mmHg lower-body negative pressure (LBNP) to determine whether a transient reduction in CBF impacts EF. LBNP was applied as it renders sub-atmospheric pressure to the lower limbs and redistributes blood from the upper to lower compartments of the body. Results demonstrated that a reduction in CBF at both LBNP magnitudes; however, this did not result in a post-intervention EF decrement. Accordingly my thesis demonstrates that an acute reduction in CBF does not negatively influence EF

Распределение валентной электронной плотности в системе цирконий-водород c вакансией

The first-principle calculations of valence electron distribution in the zirconium-hydrogen system with vacancy have been carried out. The formation of the hydrogen-vacancy subsystems in the Zr-H leads to strongly anisotropic redistribution of the metal charge density. It is shown that the location of hydrogen in the interstitial near the vacancy is characterized by strong chemical binding of hydrogen with zirconium

Supporting learners’ experiment design

Inquiry learning is an educational approach in which learners actively construct knowledge and in which performing investigations and conducting experiments is central. To support learners in designing informative experiments we created a scaffold, the Experiment Design Tool (EDT), that provided learners with a step-by-step structure to select variables and to assign values to these variables, together with offering built-in heuristics for experiment design. To further structure the students’ approach, the EDT was offered within a set of detailed research questions which again were grouped under a set of broader research questions. Learning results for learners who worked with the EDT were compared to results for learners in two control conditions. In the first control condition, learners received only the detailed research questions and not the EDT; in the second control condition, learners received only the limited set of general research questions. In all conditions, learners conducted their experiments in an online learning environment about the physics topic of Archimedes’ principle. Conceptual knowledge was measured before and after the intervention using parallel forms of a knowledge test. Overall results showed significant learning gains in all three conditions, but no significant differences between conditions. However, learners who started with low prior knowledge showed a significantly higher learning gain in the EDT condition than in the two control conditions. This result indicates that the effect of providing learners with scaffolds does not follow a “one-size-fits-all” principle, but may depend on specific learner characteristics, such as prior knowledge

Разработка медиаплана для продвижения продукции предприятия молочной отрасли

Объектом исследования является ООО "Деревенское молочко" Цель работы – создание медиаплана продвижения молочной продукции. В процессе исследования проводились исследование и анализ потенциальных конкурентов, исследование и анализ медиасредств. В результате исследования была разработана рекламная компания для продвижения сыров и йогуртов питьевых. Степень внедрения: составлены План и Программа рекламной кампании, рассчитан бюджет, проведена оценка эффективности. В будущем планируется проведение рекламной кампании на территории Томской области.The object of the study is LLC "Rustic Milk" The goal of the work is to create a media plan for the promotion of dairy products. In the process of research, research and analysis of potential competitors, research and analysis of media resources were conducted. Because of the research, an advertising company was developed to promote the cheese and yoghurt drink. Degree of implementation: the Program of the advertising campaign have been drawn up. In the future, an advertising campaign is planned in the Tomsk region

ОБРАБОТКА ДАННЫХ ДЛЯ СОСТАВЛЕНИЯ ТЕХНОЛОГИЧЕСКОГО БАЛАНСА

Теоретично доведено, що для отримання несуперечливих результатів обчислення виходу продукту необхідно використовувати кореляційні функції, які входять до обчислювальної формули.Теоретично доведено, що для отримання несуперечливих результатів обчислення виходу продукту необхідно використовувати кореляційні функції, які входять до обчислювальної формули

Bir kır eğlentisi

Reşat Nuri'nin Yarasa takma adıyla Kelebek'te tefrika edilen Bir Kır Eğlentisi adlı romanıTelif hakları nedeniyle romanın tam metni verilememiştir

Motor and functional outcome of selective dorsal rhizotomy in children with spastic diplegia at 12 and 24 months of follow-up

Background: Selective dorsal rhizotomy (SDR) in ambulatory children affected by cerebral palsy (CP) is a surgical treatment option to lower spasticity and thereby improve gait and ambulation. The aim of the current study is to investigate the outcome of children with respect to spasticity, muscle strength, and overall function after SDR. Methods: All children who underwent SDR via a single-level laminotomy in the time period from January 2007 to April 2015 at our center were enrolled in this study. Within a standardized evaluation process, the following was assessed routinely pre-operatively and 12 and 24 months following surgery: extent of spasticity at hip adductors and hamstrings as characterized by the Modified Ashworth Scale (MAS), maximal muscle strength as characterized by the Medical Council Research Scale (MRC), overall function regarding ambulation as characterized by the Gross Motors Function Classification System (GFMCS), and overall function as characterized by the Gross Motor Function Measure (GMFM-88). Results: Matching sets of pre- and post-operative assessments of the chosen outcome parameters were available for 109 of the 150 children who underwent SDR within the observation period. After 24 months, the MAS scores of hip adductors (n = 59) improved in 71% and 76% of children on the right and left side, respectively. In 20% and 19%, it remained unchanged and worsened in 9% and 5% of children on the right and left side, respectively (p < 0.00625). For hamstrings, the rates for the right and left sides were 81% and 79% improvement, 16% and 16% unchanged, and 4% and 5% worsened, respectively (p < 0.00625). Muscle strength of ankle dorsiflexion and knee extension significantly improved after 24 months. Overall function assessed by GMFM-88 improved significantly by 4% after 12 months (n = 77) and by 7% after 24 months (n = 56, p < 0.0001). Conclusions: The presented data underlines the benefit of SDR in a pediatric patient collective with bilateral spastic CP. The procedure resulted in an effective and permanent reduction of spasticity and improved overall function without causing relevant weakness of the lower extremities