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Relational Database for its huge success in data management has been used here as a scalable repository for storing webservices in UDDI framework. The operator `join' has been used to derive service composition by matching inputs of a service to outputs of another. Adopting three modes of composability for a desired se... |
Background: Numerous surgical reconstructive techniques have been described for chronic scapholunate and lunotriquetral interosseous ligament instability. Methods: The authors retrospectively reviewed 16 consecutive patients who underwent bone-ligament-bone reconstruction for scapholunate or lunotriquetral intraosseous... |
I palisaded myofibroblastoma (IPM) is a rare benign mesenchymal neoplasm of lymph nodes with myofibroblastic/smooth muscle differentiation. It is generally characterized by proliferation of spindle cells with little pleomorphism, and a low mitotic rate, prominent interstitial hemorrhage, often accompanied by stellate a... |
Simple photonic fiber-based workbenches have been able to emulate well-known nonlinear wave dynamics occurring in deep or shallow water conditions. Here, by investigating the nonlinear reshaping of a flat-top pulse upon propagation in an anomalous dispersive optical fiber, we observe that typical signatures of focusing... |
Distributed algorithms and multi-agent systems have been studied in Smart Grid research for several years to address the problems arising from the integration of a substantial amount of distributed energy units. To change the role of these units from an uncontrolled feed-in behavior to actively contributing to system s... |
This article introduces the implementation of an 8-bit high performance network microcontroller. This chip is mainly composed of an 8-bit embedded MCU integrated with a 10M Ethernet MAC. A two-stage pipeline and ESFR (external special function register) method are adopted to design a high performance MCU. The architect... |
Association of Prostitutes of Bahia), an organisation run by and for prostitutes which has sought to remove the stigmatisation of prostitution and to improve their working conditions. Such an empowered organisation became a rich seam of research for Williams. One key theme which permeates the book is that there is an a... |
A human who uses a SEMG-based power assist robot suffers from unstable assistance due to noisy nature of SEMG signals. This study aimed at analyzing the quantitative stability of the human elbow movements during the power assistance. During self-paced elbow flexion in the sagittal plane, an exoskeleton robot provided t... |
form of direct democracy through citizen initiative that coincided with the implementation of Califoria's 1994 three-strikes law represents a dangerous example of growing populist influence over sentencing outcomes in America. Zimring, Hawkins, and Kamin argue that the California practice of allowing citizens to vote o... |
We report the monolithic passive mode-locking of a single contact tapered laser without a separate saturable absorber section. Pulsewidths of 850 fs have been achieved at a repetition rate of 116 GHz, with average powers of about 8 mW. The drive current range over which mode-locking is observed is enhanced compared wit... |
Since the introduction of the MDE/MDA/MDD ideas for software systems development several years ago, a number of different (meta)modeling and model transformation languages have been proposed. Although the OMG's QVT standard specification has somewhat stabilized the number of new model transformation languages, it is li... |
An integrated techno-economic cost-benefit analysis is presented to analyze the impact of damage detection-based SHM on an Airbus A320-based reference aircraft, instrumented with ultrasonic and fiber-optic sensors. The operational performance of aircraft with and without SHM is compared in terms of inspection effort, d... |
Local primitives are useful in the analysis, recognition and retrieval of document and patent images. In this paper, local primitives are classified in 4 and 8-directional spaces at optimally detected junction and end points by using a distance based approach. Local primitives are quantized by using a variant of Local ... |
The aim of this article is to examine the use of suitable archive sources for the study of the economic space of cities in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. The research is based on the integration and critical analysis of cartographic, descriptive and quantitative sources of an administrative and fiscal nature... |
Munro. Discussions of 'The Love of a Good Woman' and the travel piece 'What Do You Want to Know For' (from the PEN anthology Writing Away) are also included with the critical overview in the last chapter, disrupting its coherence. Perhaps Howells parallels the problems of closure she identifies in Munro in this last ch... |
Healthy human brain undergoes significant changes during development. The developmental trajectory of superficial white matter (SWM) is less understood relative to cortical gray matter (GM) and deep white matter. In this study, a multimodal imaging strategy was applied to vertexwise map SWM microstructure and cortical ... |
The radiation characteristics of a base station antenna system consisting of a dipole array backed by a ground plane is investigated by changing the dielectric parameters of the radome enclosure. The changes in directive gain, return loss and HPBW is observed and the radiated electric field strength is measured in the ... |
Kinetic resolution of racemic beta-halohydrins has been achieved by reaction with benzoyl chloride in the presence of a catalytic amount (0.3 mol%) of a chiral diamine combined with diisopropylethylamine to afford the corresponding benzoates and unreacted beta-halohydrins in good to excellent enantioselectivities. The ... |
The development of informationization and intelligentization prompts Internet developing toward a new era. A deep fusion among cyber space, physical space, social space, and thinking space brings a quaternionic cyber-physical-social-thinking hyperspace, based on which an embryo of smart world is being established throu... |
Chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) is the most common blood-borne pathogen in the United States. HCV disproportionately affects Veterans Affairs (VA) health-care users: 174,302 HCV-infected veterans were in VA care in 2013, making the VA the world's largest HCV care provider. This systematic review identified 546 articles... |
Technological progress affects early retirement in two opposing ways. On the one hand, it increases real wages and thus produces an incentive to postpone retirement. On the other hand, it erodes workers' skills, making early retirement more likely. Using the Health and Retirement Study surveys, we re-examine the effect... |
We consider the problem of clock synchronization in a wireless setting where processors must minimize the number of times their radios are used to save energy. Energy efficiency is a central goal in wireless networks, especially if energy resources are severely limited, as occurs in sensor and ad hoc networks, and in m... |
In addition, we prove several lower bounds on the energy efficiency of algorithms for multihop networks. Specifically, we show that any algorithm for multihop networks must have radio use of Ω (√n) per processor. Our lower bounds hold even for specific kinds of networks, such as networks modeled by unit disk graphs an... |
Abstract This study investigated the effect of providing a communication partners' training program to caregivers and paraprofessionals in a residential home on the frequency of communicative opportunities provided by the caregivers and paraprofessionals. In addition, its effect on the frequency of the observable commu... |
"The power of the people will never be defeated, neither with bullets nor with ballots." Thus declared Sandinista Comandante Daniel Ortega on December 4, 1983, in firing the opening shots of the Nicaraguan electoral process. The then coordinator of the National Reconstruction Government Junta announced to the nation du... |
In this paper, we discuss how finite element analysis (FEA) can be used to simulate certain micro electro mechanical systems (MEMS). The mechanical behavior of many MEMS devices is a direct result of non-mechanical physical phenomena, such as electrostatics, electromagnetics or heat transfer. This coupling of mechanica... |
The impact of within-die transistor variability has increased with CMOS technology scaling up to the point where it has emerged as a systematic problem for the designer. Estimating extremely low failure rate, i.e. “high-sigma” probabilities, by the conventional Monte Carlo (MC) approach requires millions of simulation ... |
Transtracheal jet ventilation (TTJV) using a percutane-ously inserted intravenous (IV) catheter for the patient who cannot be ventilated or tracheally intubated or, using a jet stylet for changing endotracheal tubes (Em) in patients for whom subsequent ventilation and/or tracheal reintubation may be difficult, are extr... |
Aerostatic spindles offer low heat generation and high rotation accuracy, which make them an ideal choice for ultra-precision drum lathe, where extremely high motional accuracy and thermal stability are required. However, the limitations such as insufficient load capacity and stiffness have restricted their permissible... |
Background: Impact of atrial fibrillation on clinical outcomes is well recognized, and application of renin–angiotensin–aldosterone system (RAAS) blockers for the prevention of atrial fibrillation (AF) is a theoretically appealing concept. However, clinical trials have yielded inconsistent results. Methods: A pooled st... |
The discontinuous Galerkin (DG) method has attained increasing popularity for solving the incompressible Navier-Stokes (INS) equations in recent years. In this work, we present a novel DG discretization for solving the two-dimensional INS equations in which the inviscid term of the INS equations is split into two parts... |
Introduction Partition polynomials have been introduced and studied by Bell [l, 27; they are multivariable polynomials defined by a sum over all partitions of their indexes. Riordan [6,7] called Bell polynomials the partition polynomials associated with the derivatives of a composite function; he discussed several appl... |
IWRA is currently seeking abstract submissions of Smart Water Management (SWM) case studies (2-4 pages) from around the world. From those abstracts provided, a selection will be made representing a broad cross-section of geographies, technologies and scales. |
Those selected will be asked to provide a more detailed case study of around 50 pages, for inclusion in a K-water/ IWRA report on SWM and its benefits for sustainable development. A variety of cases will also be selected for possible (...)Analysis of Corona Characteristics of HVAC and HVDC in a Simulation Environment |
Corona is a major problem in high voltage applications. It is an electrical discharge caused by the ionization of air at atmospheric conditions in a non-uniform electric field. Corona is responsible for power loss in transmission lines, give rise to radio interference. Much experimental and theoretical research have be... |
Together with the worldwide epidemic proportions of obesity the incidence of 'the metabolic syndrome' is rising across countries. The metabolic syndrome is described as a complex condition that is linked to (intra-abdominal) obesity and is characterized by insulin resistance, dyslipidaemia and hypertension. Several def... |
Eight patients are described who fulfill the criteria for the triad of asthma, nasal polyposis, and aspirin hypersensitivity who have been treated with oral chrysotherapy from 7 to 17 months. Patient diary and symptom scores reflect an overall improvement in global symptoms. Monthly pulmonary assessment (spirometry) do... |
The paper describes an experiment focused on observing the development of the elastic modulus and compressive strength in a polymer-cement mortar during the first 28 days of aging. The specimens (aged 3 and 28 days) were tested for the static and dynamic modulus of elasticity using two methods – the ultrasonic pulse ve... |
strengthened most effectively within a free-trade treaty approach rather than the European Community. Although Britain and other members of the European Free Trade Association will enter the Community by the end of 1972, the urgent need for freer world trade was made only too clear by the great international trade and ... |
Twelve patients who had previously demonstrated an intolerance to topically applied epinephrine received dipivefrin 0.1% in one eye and epinephrine 2% in the other eye. An adverse reaction occurred in only one eye (8%) receiving dipivefrin, but in ten (83%) on epinephrine. Topical dipivefrin 0.1% proved useful for lowe... |
The purpose of the paper is to present a more granular view of such projects through the in-depth focus on a limited number of case studies, with a view to understanding what factors in the design of such lending have helped achieve objectives of expanded access, and what forms of interventions may have been less succe... |
Lidskii’s perturbation theory ( → 0) is presented in algorithmic form. This clarifies the role of a singular step. When such a step is first encountered, the quantification becomes incomplete beyond the singularity in a way that is described. An application is made to Homotopic Deviation. In this particular case, the m... |
A measurement while drilling apparatus for transmitting information carrying signals by fluid pressure changes in a borehole fluid circulation system having a flow restriction causing a high pressure zone and a low pressure zone, the apparatus having a passageway interconnecting the zones and a solenoid actuated valve ... |
Dynamic water surface simulation is an important part of simulating natural scene. Ben Humphrey used projection texture mapping, depth texture and mobile texture to render dynamic water surface and got a good result. In this paper, an improvement method will presented for speeding up its rendering speed and enhancing t... |
Abstract This paper analyzes the logic of the reform of state-owned commercial banks during 1997-2006 from a political economy perspective, mainly by discussing three fields of the reform: shareholding system reform, marketization, and financial restructuring. It also points out the existing problems in each field. The... |
Hansen et al. (2007) recently assessed the historical performance of the precautionary principle in 88 specific cases, concluding that “applying our definition of a regulatory false positive, we were able to identify only four cases that fit the definition of a false positive.” Empirically evaluating how prone the prec... |
This paper proposes a method for removing the blocking effects that become evident when decoding MPEG-2 video data. The method classifies each block and detects blocking effects by using the information obtained from the MPEG-2 video bitstream, including DCT coefficients and motion vectors. Blocking effect removal is a... |
Male breast cancer is rare and few cases of breast cancer in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected patients are reported. We describe the case of breast cancer in a 65-year-old HIV-positive man who presented a nodule near the nipple of his left breast. He did not report risk factors for breast cancer, but he had ... |
We measure the clustering of DES year 1 galaxies that are intended to be combined with weak lensing samples in order to produce precise cosmological constraints from the joint analysis of large-scale structure and lensing correlations. Two-point correlation functions are measured for a sample of 6.6 x 10(5) luminous re... |
In a country where nearly half the population lives in rural areas, it is difficult to link concepts such as smart cities, Internet of Things to the local government’s priority list. However, lately there have been numerous initiatives to improve access to information using ICT in the rural communities as well. The pur... |
The first results of treatment of condylomata acuminata of anogenital region in 11 pregnant women were presented. The analysis were made in Department of Reproduction, Institute of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Academy of Medicine, Poznań. All patients were treated between 28 and 35 week of pregnancy. After first laser-th... |
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