An Organic Embedded System (OES) architecture is developed for sustainable performance using SRAM-based Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs), an Organic Computing (OC) observer/controller organization, and regeneration with Genetic Operators. Innovations include availability during online regeneration, aging and outlier driven repair assessment, and a uniform design for Autonomic Elements (AE...

Organic matter from profundal lake sediments was fractionated and analyzed with high depth resolution, and the size-class distribution of humic substances was determined by gel-permeation chromatography. Together with a depthdependent increase of the thermal stability of the organic matter and an increasing C/N atomic ratio of the humic acids, the size-distribution patterns of di€erent fraction...

The biogenesis of inorganic/organic composite materials such as bone typically involves the process of templated mineralization. Biomimetic synthesis of bone-like materials therefore requires the development of organic scaffolds that mediate mineralization of hydroxyapatite (HAP), the major inorganic component of bone. Using phage display, we identified a 12-residue peptide that bound to single...

Low molecular weight seleno-organic compounds exhibit glutathione peroxidase (GPx)-like activity; the well-known compound ebselen is being used in clinical trials as a stroke medication. Here, we describe the facile one-step synthesis of novel 5-selenized salicylic acid derivatives using selenium tetrachloride. The products were analyzed by spectroscopic studies including (77)Se-NMR and some we...

Under the green chemistry perspective, bis[(l)prolinate-N,O]Zn (also called zinc-proline or Zn[(l)-pro]2) has proven its competence as a promising alternative in a plethora of applications such as catalyst or promoter. Owing to its biodegradable and non-toxic nature of bis[(l)prolinate-N,O]Zn, it is being actively investigated as a water soluble green catalyst for synthetic chemistry. Bis[(l)pr...

BACKGROUND Exposure to organic dust causes detrimental airway inflammation. Current preventative and therapeutic measures do not adequately treat resulting disease, necessitating novel therapeutic interventions. Recently identified mediators derived from polyunsaturated fatty acids exhibit anti-inflammatory and pro-resolving actions. We tested the potential of one of these mediators, maresin-1 ...

we prove that the class of profinite groups $g$ that have a factorization $g=ab$‎ ‎with $a$ and $b$ abelian closed subgroups‎, ‎is closed under taking inverse limits‎ ‎of surjective inverse systems‎. ‎this is a generalization of a recent result by k. h. hofmann and f. g. russo‎. ‎as an application we reprove their generalization of iwasawa's structure theorem for‎ ‎quasihamiltonian pro-$p$...

introduction small and medium-sized enterprises (smes) bring a broad range of benefits beyond growth of national income, providing important opportunities for employment, and are a key source of an outlet for entrepreneurial creativity and ideas. however, it is estimated that smes are responsible around 60 percent of carbon dioxide emissions and 70 percent of all pollution globally. therefore, ...