... composition and structure ofthe substrate surface that contributes to the thermodynamics ofthe adhesion Second, mechanical properties of substrate’s contact volume govern the dynamics of adhesion ... hydrophobic components is that they lose their tackiness upon presence of moisture onthe substrate This is a major problem for the application of these PSAs on skin because the moisture accumulated ... portion ofthe body’s available surface, mucosal path is a major direction for the development of novel drugdelivery systems. 27 Similar to adhesion, an initial step in the process of bioadhesion...
... refers to the consideration of meaning in an incongruent way at the level ofthe organization ofthe discourse The most congruent form of joining two ideas is An investigation into the role of metaphor ... (register) is the second aspect of social context that influences the linguistic realization ofthe genre This context of An investigation into the role of metaphor in description of emotion in poetic ... and the results ofthe study were presented An investigation into the role of metaphor in description of emotion in poetic discourse • Part is the conclusion ofthe study which summarized the...
... effect is defined by the food preference ofthe zooplankton For successful modeling ofthe lake ecosystem, the impact of zooplankton on phytoplankton succession should be clarified The semi-large scale ... Phormidium The growth of phytoplankton in Pond #4 was #2; #4; completely suppressed The large number of Daphnia was observed in Pond #4, indicating that the strong suppression of Time after Start ofthe ... -3 ] One example that shows the Water effectiveness of such lake model for the D:non-predatory Death P:Predation E&D Pikeperch E:Excretion R:Resuspens ion prediction ofthe long-term effect of...
... substitution) and the degree ofthe product ofthe leading diagonal elements and if (1) m is zero then the other symmetric factor is a constant (k) (2) m is one then the other symmetric factor of degree ... representation gives the following informations (i) The elements along the first, second, and third rows represent the test marks ofthe different subjects (ii) The elements along the first, second, ... functions − Onto, one-to-one, identity, inverse, composition of functions, sum, difference product, quotient of two functions, constant function, linear function, polynomial function, rational...
... http://www.hqlo.com/content/6/1/51 Figure Comparison ofthe actual EQ-5D scores and the prediction errors of Model E Comparison ofthe actual EQ-5D scores and the prediction errors of Model E Page of 11 (page ... heavily onthe use of mapping to estimate the cost-effectiveness of a number of interventions concerned with the care and management of osteoarthritis in adults [44] Further justification for the ... underestimated the mean QALY gain associated with the four compared interventions The ICER of each ofthe four interventions, basedon actual data, also differed from that basedon our preferred...
... hence they could not deceive identification systems Small size ofthe feature vector is another advantage of retina to the other biometrics; this property leads to faster identification and authentication ... radial partitioning along with the proposed systems and its parts in the following sections 3.1 Angular partitioning Angular sections defined as degree pieces onthe Ω image [19] Number of pieces ... translation because ofthe aforementioned normalization process Choosing a medium-size slice makes the extracted features more vigorous against local variations This is basedonthe fact that the...
... the performances ofthe later users with one iteration are almost the same as that ofthe synchronous systems Note that this fact holds even when the erroneous detections ofthe signals for the ... message, the receiver synchronizes to the beginning ofthe signal of this user We refer to the user to which the receiver is synchronized as the reference user, and the beginning ofthe signal ofthe ... After the signals from the first user are detected, the base station moves on to detect the signals for the second user When the mth user is considered, the signals ofthe first m − users in the...
... drawbacks ofthe feedback approach are the reduction ofthe system capacity because ofthe frequent channel usage required for the transmission ofthe feedback information from users to the BS, ... i = (exponential correlation model) 10−1 5.1 Exponential Correlation Model In this example, the amplitudes ofthe spatial correlations among the elements ofthe BS antenna array are considered ... Correlation Model-Gaussian Angle of Arrival (AoA) In this example, the spatial correlation among elements ofthe BS antenna array is modeled according to the distribution ofthe AoA ofthe incoming...
... emitter is parallel to the axis ofthe nanotip Under the action ofthe control field X(t) dependent onthe wave packet ofthe incoming photon, the capture ofthe incoming single photon may be realized ... In the stage of photon storage, the ‘gate’ photon propagating along the nanotip is on resonant with the transition jgi ! je1 i and the frequency xL ofthe control field X(t) satisfies the resonance ... to the system comprising the nanotip, the nanowire, and the emitter In the second stage, the ‘signal’ field containing one photon resonant with the transition jgi ! je2 i propagates along the...
... decomposition of NH4Cl enhances the porosity ofthe Al melt thereby promoting the transfer of Al into the gas stream Onthe other hand, the reaction of NH4Cl and Al leads to the formation of AlCl3 ... density ofthe In2O3 NCs across the surface ofthe Si(111) was very uniform and the density ofthe dendrites was dependent onthe amount of In and the distance ofthe silicon from the In The In2O3 ... a consequence ofthe direct oxidation process We find that during direct oxidation of In by O2 the transfer of In into the gas stream is inhibited by the formation of an In2O3 shell around the...
... Modification of motion vectors distribution after the application ofthe waterscrambling (a) Distribution ofthe x component (right) and y component (left) ofthe original motion vectors (b) Modification ... the manipulation ofthe degree of video degradation: the higher the value of α, the higher the degree of video degradation We have also conducted some experiments on many sequences to check the ... decompression scheme The goal of this procedure first consists of extracting the waterscrambled motion vectors, and secondly in dewaterscrambling them to allow the visualization ofthe original video onto...
... Although the mutation doesn’t represent the majority ofthe species, it represents the line of evolution better adapted for the species’ survival The descendants ofthe mutation are then the ones ... misperception and the arrogance ofthe ego Since all minds are connected, then the correction of anyone’s perception is on some level a healing ofthe entire racial mind The practice of forgiveness ... wise one The Course tells us of God’s plan for the salvation ofthe world, called the plan ofthe teachers of God.’ The plan calls for God’s teachers to heal the world through the power of love...
... Radiation Oncology 2010, 5:32 http://www.ro-journal.com/content/5/1/32 Page ofThe progression of radiation-induced damage is the result of an early activation of an inflammatory reaction leading ... position The Linac machine was Elekta Synergy with the cone-beam CT The details ofthe radiation method before 2007 were described in our previous report [17] The collapsed cone (CC) convolution ... biomarlers for radiation pneumonitis (RP) in this study For normal tissues, the use of a single dose rather than a conventional fractionated dose can increase the risk of complications However, few...