... Tong University in China in 2008 and M.S inMechanical Engineering from Washington University in St Louis in 2010 Xiaomin's research focuses on wind energy and aerodynamics He is working on shape ... problems in aerospace and renewable energy systems He is currently the William Palm Professor of Engineering in department ofMechanical Engineering and Materials Science at Washington University in ... Optimization of Wind Turbine Positioning in Large Wind Farms by Means of a Genetic Algorithm J of Wind Engineering and Aerodynamics Vol 51, pp 105-116, 1994 [2] Grady S.A., Hussaini M.Y., Abdulla...
... consists of the points A and B from above The remaining points and pairs are obtained by mirroring along the lines x = and y = After one point of each pair of alternatives is chosen, 14 points are placed ... Packing and Covering Problems, in Packing and Covering in o Combinatorics, A Schrijver (ed.), Math Centrum Tracts 106 (1979) 179-199 [6] M Kearney and P Shiu, Efficient Packing of Unit Squares in ... centre lies inside R without containing any of its vertices intersects the line segments {0} × [0, b] and {1} × √ b] with a common length of intersection of at [0, √ least 2 − ≈ 0.828 In addition,...
... C5aR and FcgRIII-mediated cell activation resulting in innate cell mediator activation and the production of inflammatory cytokine interleukin-1 and TNF-α, leading to joint destruction In recent ... as expression of antiapoptotic proteins Bcl-2 and members of the inhibitor of apoptosis family (cIAP-1, XIAP and survivin, which directly bind to and inhibit caspases), was strikingly reduced ... Ibrahim and Paleolog as lymph nodes and joints at various stages ofdiseasein susceptible DBA/1J and resistant FVB/N strains In parallel, a genome screen was performed of the F2 progeny mice of a...
... determine activation of BMP signaling independently of the expression of one ligand, including secretion and solubility of the ligand(s), its/their binding to matrix molecules, the presence of secreted ... injury in vivo in mice Modulation of BMP and WNT pathway after mice mechanical injury in vivo in mice week old C57BL/6 male mice were challenged in a model of joint surface injury in vivo In this ... immunohistochemistry (h) Haematoxylin-eosin and (i) safranin O stainings of an explant with a relatively high degree of osteoarthritis (modified Mankin score 5) (j-m) Immunostaining for β catenin in parallel, non-consecutive...
... issue is to determine when to exercise the option, i.e when is the optimaltimingof investment when future payoff is uncertain The optimaltiming problem of investment in an uncertain environment ... examined in the seminal paper of McDonald and Siegel (1986), in which they propose a simple continuous timing framework to solve the optimaltiming problem In the basic problem proposed in McDonald ... is in land pricing, it also points out that the timing decision is important in land development when there is uncertainty in the project payoff and investment cost is irreversible Capozza and...
... scaling fouling mechanisms, which are the main factors of fouling in District Heating networks and cooling water circuits of industrial enterprises We have analyzed experience of monitoring and ... used In the three of presented in Fig cases (#6, #7 and #8) the constraints on fouling thermal resistance (case #6) and heat load margin are introduced These additional constraints lead to increase ... conditions of case study considered, the solution with MQ ¼ (case #1 in Table 4) as optimalIn other cases of application at the industry, the fouling tendencies of process stream and quality of cooling...
... two decades later The number of men in this sector remained stable over the period, at around 700 000 Women also made gains in both the finance/banking industries andin the defence-related public ... women worked in finance and banking institutions in 1975, the number increased to 450 000 by 1995 The number of men grew only marginally from 425 000 to 480 000 over the same period In defence, ... 1975 and 1995 brought significant changes in the representation of women in Freedonia's work force, according to the graphs In 1975, for example, some 300 000 men and 250 000 women worked in the...
... educational institution offering a training program coordinated by a medical physician However, this is in its infancy and much needs to be worked out This does indicate a growing level of interest in ... chest pain In order for chiropractors to have a role in managing chest pain from the point of entry, they must acquire and demonstrate competence in diagnosing the complaint Chest pain can have ... questions worth investigating include: • What is the incidence and prevalence of musculoskeletal chest pain in chiropractic clinical practice? • What is the incidence and prevalence of musculoskeletal...
... providing controlled movement and stability Maintaining controlled movement and stability in the trunk may minimise the risk of sustaining a vertebral fracture To ensure stability andoptimal ... loads in vertebrae, particularly in vertebrae with altered extrinsic and intrinsic structural integrity Peak loads in individuals will vary due to differences in activity levels and incidences of ... The combination of reduced vertebral CSA and shorter lever arm resulted in increased mechanical loading by 8% during erect stance and by 15% during trunk flexion in the fracture cohort In a flexed...
... departments including Research and Development, Sales, Administration and Human Resources, IT, and Finance and Accounting Now, HKT mainly does business in two fields including implementation of IT and ... employees as individuals, thus identifying individual needs and career goals; dentify areas that suffer lack of knowledge and insufficient training, and accordingly provide methods in the form of workshops ... process Some main determinants include (1) quantity of applicants, (2) quality of applicants, (3) supporting tools in selection process and (4) efficiency of testing and interviewing methods Firstly,...
... Modeling Simultaneous Heat and Mass Transfer in Isotropic Sphere, Trans ASEA, pp 31 Husain A., Chen C.S., Clayton J T, Whitney L.F (1972), Mathematical Simulation of Mass and Heat Transfer in High ... Christopher D McDaniel (2004), A Practical Manual for Understanding the Shell Structure of Broiler Hatching Eggs and Measurement of their Quality, Mississipi State University, p 3-5 ... Mathematics of Diffusion, Oxford University Press, Bala, B K (1998), Solar drying systems: Simulations and optimization, Agrotech Publishing Academy, Udaipur, pp 131-133 Haghighi K., Segerlind L.J,...
... Engineering from North Carolina State University, Master of Engineering inMechanical Engineering and Master of Business Administration from the University of Hartford, and her doctorate in Engineering ... Professor with the Department of Engineering Management and Systems Engineering, Missouri University of Science and Technology Prior to joining Missouri S&T she was an Assistant Professor in ... Departments of Management and Marketing, Missouri Southern State University and Coordinator of the transportation-logistics program She holds a PhD and an M.S in engineering management, B.S in physics and...
... ‘A’ and ‘B’ sites, respectively The impacts include salt scarring, soil salinization and oil contamination, and brine and petroleum contamination of ground water and surface water, including ... Issues and Solutions in Exploration, Production and Refining, Albuquerque, NM: Integrated Petroleum Environmental Consortium (IPEC) and the University of Tulsa, Continuing Engineering and Science ... Issues and Solutions in Exploration, Production and Refining, Albuquerque, NM: Integrated Petroleum Environmental Consortium (IPEC) and the University of Tulsa, Continuing Engineering and Science...
... Line(pt1, pt2); Line line2 = new Line(pt3, pt4); Line line3 = new Line(pt5, pt6); LineHolder lineHolder1 = new LineHolder(line1, line2); LineHolder lineHolder2; lineHolder2 = (LineHolder) lineHolder1.clone(); ... following segment of code contrasts the initialization of reference types and scalar types Point point1 = new Point(2, 2); Point point2 = new Point(3, 3); Line myLine = new Line(point1, point2); int ... 3); Point pt4 = new Point(4, 4); Point pt5 = new Point(5, 5); Point pt6 = new Point(6, 6); Line line1 = new Line(pt1, pt2); Line line2 = new Line(pt3, pt4); Line line3 = new Line(pt5, pt6); LineHolder...
... engaged in agriculture, hunting and forestry and 57 in manufacturing, including the repair of machinery and equipment A total of 80 are in construction activity, 84 are in wholesale and retail ... Orphans and vulnerable children ages 6–14: Survey findings 32 Discussion of findings: OVC ages 6–14 in Letlhakeng 35 OVC ages 15–18 in Letlhakeng: Survey findings 36 Discussion of findings: OVC ... manufacturing (including repair of machinery and equipment), construction, wholesale and retail trade (including repair of motor vehicles and personal household items), hotels and restaurants, and...
... their carers and their communities and act as part of the baseline information for evaluating these interventions Thirty in- depth interviews were conducted in Kopanong and 36 in Kanana Information ... was in Springfontein that most of commercial sex took place And the reason for that (high rates of HIV infections in Springfontein) is that in Springfontein you have, it’s on the N1, the Springfontein, ... other forms of entertainment – this practice is in fact predominant in many parts of South Africa where unemployment is rife The end result of inactivity and drinking is involvement in socially...
... patterns of hydrophobins HFBIII of H jecorina and T longibrachiatum, and SRH1 and HFB1 of T atroviride, involving signal peptides, Kex2type processing, and C-terminal amino acid cleavage (Table 2) In ... calculation of successive deletions of terminal amino acid residues of all six hydrophobins providing this single match A rapid means of identifying peaks corresponding to hydrophobins in MALDI-TOF mass ... Trichoderma hydrophobins T Neuhof et al Fig Alignment of the six hydrophobin protein sequences of H jecorina Protein accession numbers and first amino acid of the protein after predicted signal...
... Effects of DNA cis-platination on sequencespecific DNA binding of p73 proteins We tested the in uence of DNA modification with cisplatin on the binding of two p73 isoforms, p73d and p73b, to the p21 ... check the in uence of cisplatin adducts in the vicinity of p53DBS Again, the effects of DNA cis-platination on p53(1–363) binding to these substrates were dependent on the presence of cisplatinreactive ... activity of cisplatin FASEB J 12, 791–799 30 Kasparkova J & Brabec V (1995) Recognition of DNA interstrand cross-links of cis-diamminedichloroplatinum(Ii) and its trans isomer by DNA-binding proteins...