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This paper presents a new tool for multimodal function optimization based on the natural immune system metaphor. The proposed algorithm combines elements of immune network and clonal selection together with a heuristic search method. It is used for optimization of multimodal functions. The hybrid approach allows for fa... |
Background In situ simulation has gained popularity in recent years. Different models exist for it’s delivery. At one end, staff may be subjected to spontaneous un-announced emergencies to test both human factors and local systems. At the other end, staff may be introduced gradually to a simulation with time to prepare... |
In telecommunications network troubleshooting, analytical applications are widely used. Such applications typically use CEP (Complex Event Processing) and SQL queries for data processing and network analysis. Performance engineers need in-depth knowledge of both the telecommunications domain and telecommunications data... |
This paper proposes a new method for the advanced angle estimation of block-commutation controlled IPMSM with DC-bus current measurement. The block commutation drive for IPMSMs would be an attractive method to achieve both high efficiency and high power density drives. In this paper, the equivalent SPMSM mathematical m... |
International Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences Review and Research International Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences Review and Research Available online at www.globalresearchonline.net © Copyright protected. Unauthorised republication, reproduction, distribution, dissemination and copying of this document in whole or... |
disengaging with blood donation, a tactic some college groups have employed? I was happy to read Bennett’s suggestions for revising blood donation questionnaires (151), but also wanted more specific examples of alternate language. I also wondered whether and how banning queer blood has been resisted or even prevented i... |
One major task of a digital music library (DML) is to provide techniques to locate a queried musical pattern in all pieces of music in the database containing that pattern. For a survey of several computational tasks related to this kind of data retrieval we refer to Crawford et al. [3]. Existing DMLs like MELDEX [1], ... |
A new statistical method for analyzing corotron charging in a xerographic process has been investigated. Four parameters of corotron charging and four settings of each parameter are selected to analyze the effect of corotron charging. In the conventional method, if one parameter and one setting are selected in one run,... |
Polynuclear hydroxy-Al cations were prepared by partially neutralizing dilute solutions of aluminum chloride. These cations were introduced in the interlayer space of montmorillonite by cation exchange, which formed heat-stable pillars between the silicate layers. Polynuclear hydroxy-Al was preferentially adsorbed on m... |
Two investigations are undertaken in this study. First, the coverage of collocates of the (base) noun hopp (‘hope’) in Swedish dictionaries is studied. The dictionaries are of three kinds; specialized construction dictionaries, general defi ning dictionaries, and one bilingual dictionary. Second, the coverage in three ... |
between authority and holy war. This supports his contention that, by relying upon the authority of the scholar-ascetic directly in matters of war, or presenting relationships of clientage or companionship in religious terms, these scholars—and others like them—worked against the interests of the caliphate and preclude... |
We report and demonstrate a high-resolution extrinsic Fabry–Perot interferometer (EFPI)-based 2-D fiber optic inclinometer for tilt measurements in two orthogonal dimensions. The inclinometer consists of a pair of perpendicularly arranged EFPI sensors packaged inside a rectangular container box. A triangular-shaped met... |
Based on our own experiences and a review of the recent literature, this article evaluates recent developments in predicting outcomes and failures of shockwave lithotripsy when treating patients with urinary tract stones. After a detailed MEDLINE research, the authors identified several variables that influence and pre... |
Reduced intensity conditioning followed by allogeneic SCT (RIC-SCT) has recently emerged as promising new salvage option for children suffering from Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) with risk organ involvement and failure to conventional therapy. We report on the posttransplant course of female toddler with high-ris... |
This survey-based study was conducted to determine the characteristics that influence the diagnosis and treatment patterns of acute maxillary sinusitis among general practitioners in France. Questionnaires were sent to 467 physicians and requested to be completed for the next 4 adult (≥ 15 years) patients diagnosed wit... |
Today in addition to join by friction stir welding, the composite fabrication process is also performed simultaneously. The main purpose of the present research is to investigate the effect of pin geometry on the property of Aluminum 6061alumina nanocomposite created by friction stir welding. For this purpose friction ... |
Objectives: To measure the use of complementary health approaches (CHAs) recommended in recent clinical practice guidelines relating to low-back pain, multivariate factors associated with their use, and clinical outcomes of CHA users and nonusers. Design: Observational cross-sectional study. Settings/Location: The Pain... |
Imipenem is an expensive broad-spectrum antimicrobial, reserved for infections caused by multi-resistant nosocomial pathogens. Since 2001 our university hospital applies a restriction policy that allows rejecting or authorizing its use after a supervising evaluation with pre-specified criteria for appropriate or inappr... |
The causes of congenital heart malformations are complex and include a major contribution by genetic factors. These can be considered under the headings of chromosomal, single gene and multifactorial. Almost any degree of autosomal imbalance, whether a full trisomy or a tiny microdeletion, can cause a cardiac malformat... |
Democracy and Difference This seminar focuses on what political theorists call "democratic theory," which addresses the defining institutions, cultural meanings, inherent difficulties, and contemporary crisis of specifically "democratic" forms of political life. We begin by reviewing classical and contemporary formulat... |
Inspired by the newly observed and states at LHCb, the and interactions are studied in the quasipotential Bethe-Salpeter equation approach combined with the one-boson-exchange model. The bound and virtual states from the interactions are searched for as poles in the complex energy plane of scattering amplitude. A bound... |
The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of direct stimulation of the sympathetic nerves on the lower esophageal sphincter (LES) in the anesthetized cat. Neither unilateral nor bilateral cervical sympathectomy, or splanchnicectomy significantly modified basal LES pressure in animals with intact vagi, or an... |
Callus was obtained from leaf explants of Cupea wrightii and Cuphea wrightii x Cuphea tolucana hybrid plants, and the plants were later regenerated. C. tolucana explants were capable of forming callus, but not of regenerating. In order to obtain callus from C. wrightii and the hybrid plants, the addition of BAP to the ... |
Purpose |
To evaluate the features of extrafoveal retinoschisis (EFRS) in highly myopic eyes detected by swept-source optical coherence tomography (SS-OCT). |
Methods |
In this retrospective case series, 89 eyes of 65 patients with high myopia and coexisting EFRS were included. The participants underwent a comprehensive ophthalmologic examination, including visual acuity, ocular biometry, refraction, and perimetry. Three-dimensional wide-field scans were obtained with SS-OCT, and en f... |
Results |
In wide-field SS-OCT scans, EFRS was classified into three different types, the inner limiting membrane (ILM) detachment and inner and outer EFRS, according to the specific layer of the splitting. All these three types were most frequently distributed in the inferotemporal quadrant (71.2% for ILM detachment, 59.5% for ... |
Conclusions |
Wide-field SS-OCT reveals the spatial distribution of retinoschisis outside the fovea, and associations with retinal vessels and other retinal landmark structures. Further observations on the longitudinal changes and functional damage would help lead to a better understanding of its mechanism and prognosis.Delayed imag... |
In 28/1,400 patients examined by bone imaging two hours after injection of 99mTc-polyphosphate or diphosphonate, it was found that activity in the urinary tract obscured the bony pelvis, making assessment of this region difficult or impossible. In several patients additional images were obtained 24 hours after the inje... |
With the advent of big data, data is being generated, collected, transformed, processed and analyzed at an unprecedented scale. Since data is created at a fast velocity and with a large variety, the quality of big data is far from perfect. Recent studies have shown that poor quality can bring serious erroneous data cos... |
A technique is proposed which allows accurate discrimination between two FSK keying tones. The technique is used to develop a digital discriminator for the 1200 baud signal generated by CCITT V23 type modems. Simulation of the proposed system has shown that under ideal conditions, the isochronous distortion observed at... |
A large-scale pruning study was established in the winter of 1999 to 2000 at seven different sites on Green Diamond Resource Company forestlands in Humboldt County. The objective of this study was to determine the effects of pruning on increment, epicormic sprouting, stem taper, heartwood formation, and bear damage on ... |
Building on the recently published White Paper of the EU Commission on Artificial Intelligence (AI), this article shows that training data for AI do not only play a key role in the development of AI applications, but are currently only inadequately captured by EU law. In this, I focus on three central risks of AI train... |
Images of protests and demonstrations are crucial to both social movements and protesters who wish to communicate their identity and their messages to wider audiences. However, the photographing of such political events by press photographers is a complex process. The current analysis focuses on questions of aesthetics... |
A questionnaire in 1965 indicated that immunotherapy (IT) was accepted for pollen and house-dust induced allergy. There was less agreement over its use for food and drug induced allergy, as well as acute reactions to bacteria. In spite of this there is renewed controversy at the present time. A special risk of side eff... |
Energy for fulfilling basic community/individual needs has come to constitute the first article of expectation in all contemporary societies. The exploitation of renewables notably solar in electricity generation has brought relief to the fulfilment of energy demand especially among susceptible communities. In this pap... |
ABSTRACT Indomethacin reacts with ammonium molybdate in concentrated hydrochloric acid to give a violet colour after heating for 5 min at 100°C having maximum absorbance at 550 nm. The reaction is selective for indomethacin with 0.01 mg/10 mL as visual limit of identification and provides a basis for a new spectrophoto... |
Rooftop solar energy potential has traditionally been estimated by surveying the number of large buildings in a given area. In this work, we propose a fast and low-cost method to estimate the rooftop photovoltaic solar energy generated in a particular area by utilizing satellite imagery - even though it may be of low r... |
The objective of this research was to assess the impact of governance practice on unity and reconciliation among genocide survivors and released prisoners of Rwandans post 1994 genocide in Nyanza District. Specifically, the research intended to assess the characteristics of governance practice that influence unity and ... |
Lysyl oxidase activity is critical for the assembly and cross-linking of extracellular matrix proteins, such as collagen and elastin. Moreover, lysyl oxidase activity is sensitive to changes in copper status and genetic perturbations in copper transport, e.g., mutations in the P-type ATPase gene, ATP7A, associated with... |
We report findings from a meta-analysis of 156 studies conducted between 1987 and 2009 (N = 32,969) that examined the relationship between self-reported parental attachment and multiple adjustment outcomes and developmental advances during the college years. Overall, a small-to-medium relationship was found between ind... |
This paper considers a bilateral matching problem when the workers send out multiple undirected applications, as in Albrecht, Gautier and Vroman (2003). By formulating the market clearing process as a sequence of firm offers and worker rejections, I subsume the matching probability in Albrecht, Gautier and Vroman (2003... |
A compact dual-band tunable bandpass filter operating in the range of 330MHz to 400MHz was proposed in this letter. The dual-band tunable bandpass filter was consisted of four rectangular ring tunable resonators and a cross type coupling structure. The cross type coupling structure also played the roles of a resonator.... |
We show the importance of a filtering step for real-time on-board applications such as the driver impairment detection system. Sampling on-board a vehicle produces noisy signals representing errors for the data processing module. Digital filtering is applied to signals from different sources including: lateral position... |
Purpose. To study the impact of quarantine restrictions on the financial and economic performance of business structures. Methodology. Both general and special methods of cognition were used in the study: system analysis, structural and functional method, comparison, synthesis, deduction, logical research, graphical wa... |
Previously, we showed that RGS‐insensitive Gαi2G184S (Gαi2GS) mice exhibit basal and serotonin‐dependent antidepressant (AD) phenotypes. Here we show that acute (3‐day) administration of the serotonin selective reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) fluoxetine (FLX) produced AD‐like responses in Gαi2GS mice in the novelty‐induced h... |
In the paper, we propose a new cryptographic notion, signing key sharing. Based on the notion, we present various types of signing key sharing schemes, such as proxy signature schemes, schemes for generating and sharing a signing key among a group, and (t,n) -threshold group proxy signature scheme. We also investigate ... |
We link overand under-confidence in math at ages 8-11 to education and employment outcomes 20 years later in a nationally-representative sample. At least twenty percent of children have markedly biased beliefs about their math ability, and beliefs are strongly gendered. Childhood overand under-confidence predict substa... |
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