... 5.4.3—Platforms and handrails 5.4.3.1 Loads—Platforms and handrails should be designed forthe minimum loads defined in Sections 4.2 through 4.4 of ASCE 7, andthe requirements of OSHA1 andthe applicable ... effect of dead and water loads (Group 1), or whether they counteract the dead and water loads (Group 2) Water has the characteristics ofa dead load as well as a live load It is like a dead load ... A4 .8.6—Shear design A4 .8.6.1—Radial shear forces occur at radial concentrated loads, and adjacent to restrained boundaries such as the top of foundation andthe tank floor A4 .8.6.5—In-plane shear is assumed...
... slightly lower mean rates of carbon uptake before and during the first day of cold acclimation After days of cold exposure, the mean rate of carbon uptake was significantly lower for C24 than for Rsch ... 6-phosphate; 30% KOH was added to the control of each assay Reactions were incubated for 30 at 25 and °C, and then at 10 at 95 °C Anthrone 0.2% in 95% H2SO4 was added, andthe samples were incubated ... significantly different cold-acclimation capacities, we prove that mathematical modelling of metabolism and validation by experimental data offers an attractive possibility forthe study of complex...
... data: on one handthe set of lemmata, and on the other the sets of affixes, alterations, endings and enclitics The former (which is the most relevant and needs to be continuously updated), has ... approach to the problem is to store in a data base a list of all the declined forms for every lemma ofthe language, as well as their morphologic, syntactic and semantic characteristics The size of ... is the name ofthe "class of endings" associated with every lemma A class of endings is the set of all the endings related to a given class of words For example, each ofthe regular verbs of the...
... military and aerospace industries for their high delamination and impact resistance On the other hand, the interlocking causes the crimp ofthe fiber yarns, which complicates the modeling foranalysis ... scales are available However, there is still a strong demand fora computational approach to implement the mechanical analysisfora macroscopic structure based on the micro-physical phenomena ... tubular form over a cylindrical mandrel Fiber yarns are interwound together in the braided performs The tubular form is available in biaxial and triaxial architectures The triaxial braided fabric...
... into a formal, and in particular, a computational analysisof d i s c o u ~ ? The natural alternative to a syntactic definition is a semantic one andtheapproach to se,manties which offers the ... st - and can be regarded as representing the Iocutionary aspect ofthe act The other gives the set of situation-types ofthe diseoursc situation (including author and reader or speaker and addressee) ... initial creation ofthe situation-type (the first clause), the interpretation of but andthe modification ofthe initial situation-type to accommodate the information in the second clause SPEECH ACTS...
... within- and among-group variances and covariances in classical multivariate transformations such as principal components and factor analysis are less clear [48] As demonstrated, a vegetation spectrum ... transformation; the proposed approach falls into this category All transformations pose the challenge of deciding on an acceptable loss of information and interpretation ofthe results Our approach provides ... potential for practical application, at least in the case of balsam fir where of 14 power spectra (= two spectra from each ofthe seven treatment × foliage age combinations available; see Tab I) of...
... to be a natural alternative to the MAP approach proposed by Foulley and Gianola !8! The main advantage ofthe MAP approach lies in both its conceptual and computational simplicity Part of this ... is the quasi-score approachof Me Cullagh and Nelder [30] which only requires the mean and variance ofthe data distribution In particular, an appealing version ofthe quasi-score approachfor ... J.L., San Cristobal M., Gianola D., Im S., Marginal likelihood and Bayesian approaches to theanalysisof heterogeneous residual variances in mixed linear Gaussian models, Comput Stat Data Anal 13...
... representativeness of participants, the lack ofa comparison, andthe assessment of intermediate outcomes For example, we have not evaluated the impact ofthe use of NorthStar on the processes and outcomes of ... NorthStar is a major product ofthe ReBEQI project It is a software program that packages information on thedesignandevaluationof evidence-based QI interventions into an integrated, easily accessible, ... Regionale (Regional Health Care Agency) of Emilia-Romagna, Bologna Partner manager – Roberto Grilli Italy: Center fortheEvaluationof Effectiveness of Health Care (Ce.V.E .A. S.), Modena Partner manager...
... Critical Care Vol 10 No Garnacho-Montero and Amaya-Villar Van de Woude et al [1] propose a clinical algorithm based on the criteria defined by an international conference on the diagnosis of aspergillosis ... of bronchoalveolar lavage was not positive [13], a criterion not universally accepted Moreover, a high resolution CT scan is nowadays mandatory anda normal portable chest X-ray may lead to an ... immunocompromised patients [11] With this approach, approximately 50% ofthe patients were diagnosed with invasive aspergillosis and in the other 50% the isolation was considered colonization [1] These diagnoses...
... above the significance cutoff, 'array density' ofthe peak, andthe P value for that peak The array density value is defined as the average number of arrayed elements used to calculate the window ... with a standard deviation of 0.35 anda mean of (black bars) The upper and lower bounds ofthe black dashed line represent extreme values for 10,000 simulated Gaussian distributions with the above ... window values for all windows that comprise the peak Therefore, the array density value provides an estimate ofthe number of actual raw data measurements that underlie each peak Properties of ChIP-chip...
... limited, andthe demand at the different customers is considered as a random variable The objective was therefore to minimize the total transportation, and expected inventory and shortage costs ... on each day Using these quantities as indications, the second phase then builds an actual delivery schedule forthe next two days, using more accurate demand information, and taking into account ... imposed on the amount of supply available at the central warehouse Operating modes and delivery times We will make the hypothesis that a delivery made on a given day can be used to meet the demand required...
... Co-extracted fat and waxes may negatively affect the ruggedness ofthe GC analysisThe co-extracted fats or waxes can be separated from the extracts to a large extent by putting them in the freezer ... chromatography to a large extent, it is best to choose a matrix ofthe same sample type (e.g apple for apple samples, carrots for carrot samples and so on) An aliquot ofthe blank extract is fortified ... detectable residues ofthe analytes of interest) The blank sample is treated the same way as any other sample, but no ISTD is added during extraction and cleanup. (The preparation of calibration solutions...
... the partial sequence analogues 1a, 1b, 2a, and 3a The CD data ofthe partial sequence analogues 1a, 1b, 2a, and 3a are presented, because there were no differences between the spectra ofthe respective ... positions and even small changes of these residues may dramatically affect the type and stability ofthe turn [34,35] To investigate the importance ofthe type ofthe postulated turn for hCt bioactivity, ... phosphate buffer, pH 7.4, and at room temperature (B) and (C) SDS/PAGE analysisand silver staining of hCt and analogues 1–6 Molecular mass markers (in kDa, lane 1) (B) Lane 2, hCt; lane 3, 6; lane...
... GCG ACA CCA GTT G TCA ACC ATG AGG TCA TGG CCA TA CCC CGG GTG AGT TCT TGC TYG A TTC CCC TGG AGA AGT ACT CCT CGA ACT AAA TCC ATA CCT AGC ACAC CAG TGG CGG GAC AAA CCA AC CTC TCC TGG AGA ACT CCT ACT ... CGA GAC GAT GGC MCT CGA ACC G TAT AGA CCC TTG GAT TAG AGC A CAA TGG CGC TAG ABC CAG TGG CG GAC GCC AAC CCA TCT GAT GGG TC GGT GGG GGC GTC TTT AGC C CTC AAT CGC AGC TCC TGT YGT GCA TCG CTG GCG ACA ... with a slope of -3.5 and -3.7 respectively for GI and GII NoV (Fig 1B and Fig 2B) Melting curve analysis showed a positive peak at ~90°C and 88°C for GI and GII NoV The broad reactivity ofthe assay...
... GCG ACA CCA GTT G TCA ACC ATG AGG TCA TGG CCA TA CCC CGG GTG AGT TCT TGC TYG A TTC CCC TGG AGA AGT ACT CCT CGA ACT AAA TCC ATA CCT AGC ACAC CAG TGG CGG GAC AAA CCA AC CTC TCC TGG AGA ACT CCT ACT ... CGA GAC GAT GGC MCT CGA ACC G TAT AGA CCC TTG GAT TAG AGC A CAA TGG CGC TAG ABC CAG TGG CG GAC GCC AAC CCA TCT GAT GGG TC GGT GGG GGC GTC TTT AGC C CTC AAT CGC AGC TCC TGT YGT GCA TCG CTG GCG ACA ... with a slope of -3.5 and -3.7 respectively for GI and GII NoV (Fig 1B and Fig 2B) Melting curve analysis showed a positive peak at ~90°C and 88°C for GI and GII NoV The broad reactivity ofthe assay...
... model of end-neuroma formation [35] An amputation model was created to better simulate the clinical scenario of limb amputation, as well as to increase the number of neuromas created per animal (and ... structures–with special attention directed to the median, radial, and ulnar nerves–were exposed and identified as they exited the brachial plexus, andthe median, radial, and ulnar nerves were each transected ... sections at each location (distal end, mm proximally, 10 mm proximally, and 15 mm proximally) were grouped according to nerve (median, radial, and ulnar nerves), and an analysisof variance (ANOVA)...
... Characteristics The baseline values for all measures included in this analysis can be found in Table The majority of patients were male with an average age of approximately 39 years of age The ... Eli Lilly, and NIMH He has also served as a consultant and on advisory boards for various pharmaceutical companies as follows: Abbott Pharmaceuticals (advisory board), Acadia (consultant), BiolineRx ... including IAL, WD, SKW, JGC, BS and RSEK participated in theanalysisand interpretation ofthe data, and in drafting and/ or revising the manuscript critically for important intellectual content In addition,...
... Almighty for presenting him the best parents ofthe whole of Universe The author’s father Mr Sankar Dasgupta andthe author’s mother Mrs Mamata Dasgupta have been bearing with him in different aspects ... in control theory and application The author is also indebted to Assoc Prof Ramesh Oruganti and Assoc Prof Ashwin M Khambadkone for their incredible teachings in thedesign aspects of power electronics ... work The author’s thesis supervisor, Assoc Prof Sanjib Kumar Panda has been a source of incessant encouragement and patient guidance throughout the thesis work The author is extremely grateful and...
... as near to the data sources as possible An improvement ofthe basic IWD algorithm is also carried out that can enhance the probability of finding the best aggregation nodes Theevaluationofthe ... four layers which are application layer, network layer, MAC layer and physical layer The MAC layer and physical layer are defined by IEEE 802.15.4 standard for low power, low rate and short range ... receive data ofa cluster head TDataAgg Maximum time to aggregate data a cluster head TRadioOn−CH Maximum time to keep radio on for sending one data packet at a cluster head TRadioOn−CM Maximum...
... is one ofthe major bottle neck forthe lifetime ofthe sensor node and also constrained by the size ofthe battery The major hindrances ofthe “deploy and forget” nature ofthe WSNs are the limited ... networks with the elimination ofthe hard-wired communication cables and associated installation and maintenance costs The possible use of WSNs for real-time information in all aspects of engineering ... collect data and route the useful information back to the end user These sensor nodes cooperate with each other via wireless connection to form a network and collect, disseminate and analyze data coming...