The anti-slide packing is a packing of a number of three dimensional pieces of same size into a larger box such that none of them can slide in any direction. In this paper, we consider the problem of how to find a sparsest anti-slide packing. We give an IP formulation of this problem, and obtain the solutions for some small cases by using an IP solver. In addition, we give the upper and lower b...

It is a general belief among the designers of block-ciphers that even a relatively weak cipher may become very strong if its number of rounds is made very large. In this paper we describe a new generic known(or sometimes chosen-) plaintext attack on product ciphers, which we call the slide attack and which in many cases is independent of the number of rounds of a cipher. We illustrate the power...

Inspired by the already established chromosome homology between certain New World Monkeys and humans (Stanyon, et al., 2004), this cytogenetic study was designed to produce a homology map comparing the chromosomal arrangements of the Pithecia pithecia (White-faced Saki) and human karyotypes. After metaphase harvest and G-banding, a P. pithecia karyotype was constructed. Fluorescence in situ hyb...

A prospective study, including 112 patients, designed to estimate the sensitivity and specificity of slide-touch and pleural lavage cytology for diagnosis of pleural micrometastases in operable non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Histopathologically, excised tumors showed P0 in 22 patients (19%), P1 in 44 patients (39%), P2 in 32 patients (29%), P3 in 14 patients (13%). Cytological examination ...

We present a classical rolling contact apparatus where two discs roll and slide under a constant normal loading. Experimental results concerning bearing steel used in ambient air or under severe temperature conditions (Liquid Nitrogen) are presented. A simplified model proposed by Kalker (Fastsim) is used to identify the dynamic friction coefficient between these discs and to study the apparatu...

Proper maintenance of plant equipment can significantly reduce the overall operating cost, while boosting the productivity of the plant. Therefore Maintenance planning is carried out in a area where the frequent failure occurs. The raw mill section is chosen due to its critical failure nature. The various subsystems of the raw mill system are: air slide, conveyor assembly, impact crusher, separ...

The simplest test is the WBC count and differential. White cells can be counted manually in specially designed chambers (Neubauer) or with automated counters. The latter are widely used, offering the advantage of higher accuracy and speed over manual techniques. To determine the differential, a drop of blood is thinly spread over a glass slide, air dried, and stained with a Romanofsky stain, mo...

In recent years, frequent occurrences of significant air pollution events in China have routinely caused panic and are a major topic of discussion by the public and air pollution experts in government and academia. Therefore, this study proposed an efficient visualization method to represent directly, quickly, and clearly the spatio-temporal information contained in air pollution data. Data qua...