... the impact of incorporating admission control on the forced termination of SUs and also the impact of deploying channel allocation with preference and repacking on the interference In Section 4, ... maximum of two SUs fit into the upper band At this point, it is more convenient to move the SU in the lower band to the empty channel in the upper band, avoiding in this way future interference if a ... their blocking and forced termination probabilities are not affected Clearly, the finding of free channels by arriving or vacated SUs depends only on the number of ongoing PU and SU sessions and not...
... with institutional investors monitoring and constraining the self-serving behavior of corporate managers Koh (2003) examines the association between institutional ownershipand income increasing ... differences exist in the amount and precision of private information in the hands of institutional and individual investors The higher level of understanding of institutional investors also implies ... all International Accounting Standards (IAS) and related interpretations issued by the former International Accounting Standards Committee (IASC), and the International Financial Reporting Standards...
... disease in obese population [17,18] In our study, the obese and MetS group both demonstrated increased fasting insulin than control group rather than fasting blood glucose Meanwhile, fasting insulin ... multiple stepwise linear regression analysis, suggesting a link between IMT, insulin resistance and dyslipidemia Insulin resistance is a common phenomenon and plays an important role in the cardio-cerebrovascular ... study In conclusion, atherosclerosis begins in obese children and adolescents, and this tendency is intensified in the presence of MetS Obesity especially abdominal obesity, high TG level and insulin...
... quantity and quality problems associated with urban runoff Both single-event and continuous simulation can be performed on catchments having storm sewers, or combined sewers and natural drainage, ... system, and most of the stormwater runoff, especially the initial stormwater runoff flows into and treated in the wastewater treatment plant, resulting in relatively good management of nonpoint source ... optimum nonpoint source pollution control by complementing their existing treatment system As a means to reduce the nonpoint source pollution during rainfall, we have derived the installation...
... protection has increased and stands as the main alternative to methyl bromide Lately, insect resistance to phosphine has become an important issue for effective grain treatment (Nakakita and Winks, 1981; ... agriculture in developing countries has developed effective means for insect control using botanicals Their efficiency and optimal use still need to be assessed in order to make these means of insect control ... essential oils and their terpenoids, and their use in cosmetics and as flavoring agents in food and beverages, is a good indication of their relative safety to warm-blooded animals and humans They...
... production, including preharvest practices of planting, growing of fruit, harvesting, postharvest handling, washing, and cooling and storage PREVENTIVE MEASURES IN THE ORCHARD Contamination of ... properly before processing is among the main reasons for contamination in fruit juice Washing and brushing fruit before the juicing step is common in juice processing According to one industry survey, ... seagulls,9 and cattle and other ruminants10 in the orchard by direct or indirect contact should be prevented, and fertilizing orchards with manure should be avoided 11 Using “drops” and damaged fruit increases...
... Within APEC little is known on the introduction of marine pests Little practical information on measures to prevent introductions Lack of knowledge in what individual countries are doing ... Conclusions, including the results of the November 2001 Workshop Management Framework - Introd uced Marine Pests Management capabilities and approaches APEC and the MRCWG have a role in liaising with ... enhance the effectiveness of existing instruments within APEC Institutional arrangements for managing the marine environment is fragmented in most economies Baseline surveys to identify IMP are...
... of integrated controland computing and integrated controland communication Chapter Overview 11 In the last decade, there has been increasing interest in codesiga of controland scheduling ... disciplines in terms of both theory and technology In the context of real-time control, there are intuitively two kinds of convergences: integrated controland computing, and integrated controland ... TOPICS IN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY IN CHINA ADVANCED TOPICS IN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY IN CHINA Zhejiang University is one of the leading universities in China In Advanced Topics in Science and Technology...
... characteristic in working coordinate by using nonlinear coordinate transform between the working coordinate and the joint coordinate about articulated robot arm (2) Servo Controller of Industrial ... input time interval Objective joint angle Inverse kinematics Servo controller [ Working coordinate ] Following joint angle Motor 37 Following trajectory Kinematics Fig 2.10 Block diagram of industrial ... divided into small intervals Concerning the various trajectories divided from the objective trajectory, the beginning point and end point in working coordinates within one divided small interval...
... mechanical, including photocopying, microfilming, and recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher Current printing (last digit): 10 PRINTED ... of spinal and cranial nerves in eupnea and gasping in the adult cat In upper panel, integrated activities of the phrenic nerve (Phr.), ‘‘expiratory’’ intercostal nerve (T10-11 ), and ‘‘inspiratory’’ ... VII VIII IX Introduction Definition and Etiology Control of Breathing in BPD Relationships Between Control of Heart Rate and Respiration Hypoxemia in BPD Respiration During Sleep in BPD Respiratory...
... panopticon, Lessig, internet in China, Chinese Internet, media Internet in China: Big Mama is Watching You Index of Contents INTRODUCTION 1.1 LITERATURE REVIEW: INTERNET IN CHINA 1.2 ... http://www0.mercurycenter.com/svtech/news/indepth/docs/china091900.htm 39 Internet in China: Big Mama is Watching You online community in China, and therefore the most interesting to examine with regard to social ... the internet in China, laying the foundation for further discussion First, we will try to explain why the Chinese government insisted in introducing and developing the internet, since it is supposed...
... C D Internet access Internet content regulation Blocking, filtering and content removal Licensing and liability and Internet hotlines Part I of the study provides the summary of main findings, ... case in Albania andin Germany (Section 184 German Criminal Code: 333 convictions in 2007, 264 in 2008, and 214 in 2009) In Lithuania, Article 4(3) of the Law on the Protection of Minors against ... provisions for blocking access to child pornography exist in Bulgaria, Finland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Romania, Turkey, and Ukraine At EU level, ‘mandatory blocking’ of websites containing child pornography...
... investment while maintaining tight control of the firm, creating a separation incontrol (voting rights) andownership (cash flow rights) One consequence of the Separation between cash flow and ... effects on controlling owners We finally discuss the entrenchment and the information arguments, which lead to a hypothesis pertaining to the relation between ownership structure and earnings informativeness ... of controlling owners would be the priority task for these countries -8- voting and cash flow rights in the firm Once the controlling owner obtains effective control of the firm, any increase in...
... insulin and amino acids in isolated rat hepatocytes Eur J Biochem 269, 3742–3750 Meijer, A.J & Sauerwein, H.P (1999) Amino acid-dependent signal transduction and insulin sensitivity Curr Opin Clin ... calyculin A slightly activated p70S6K and increased phosphorylation of p70S6K mainly on Thr421 and Ser424 incontrol cells (Fig 6, lane 6) In contrast, this preincubation with calyculin A decreased ... the glutaminemediated activation of ACC The inactivation of p70S6K by rapamycin occurred within seconds ()27% after 20 s) and was complete between and 10 of incubation In contrast, the inactivation...
... distinct lines L i and L j exist as explained below: • (A) Non-Parallel and Non-Intersecting Lines: ˆ ij is a proper dual number, i.e., ij k , with k = , and h ij • (B) Intersecting Lines: ˆ ij ... which requires minimum torque for a desired force in a certain direction In this section, a kinematic index for measuring task compatibility is introduced In section 4.3.2, it is incorporated as ... Force Control (CFC) and compliant motion control • Redundant manipulators and Redundancy Resolution (RR) • Adaptive and robust control Position control strategies are inadequate for tasks involving...
... Computing for Real-time Signal Processing andControl M.O Tokhi, M.A Hossain and M.H Shaheed Multivariable Control Systems P Albertos and A Sala Control Systems with Input and Output Constraints ... of control engineering and signal processing continue to flourish and develop In common with general scientific investigation, new ideas, concepts and interpretations emerge quite spontaneously and ... y corresponds to the ˙ joint position q and velocity q, we refer to the control objectives as “position controlin joint coordinates” and “motion controlin joint coordinates” respectively Or...