We have built a high-speed, physically robust stereo ranging system. We describe our experiences with this system on several autonomous robot vehicles. We use a custom built, trinocular stereo jig and three specially modified CCD cameras. Stereo matching is per$ormed using the sum-ofsum-of-squared differences technique.

A prototype jig to attach a protein crystallization plate to a standard X-ray goniometer has been designed and constructed in partnership with an engineering firm. This allows a low-cost implementation of in situ diffraction using the available home-laboratory X-ray source.

The contribution of the L-arginine/nitric oxide pathway to ,B-adrenergic dilation of resistance coronary vessels was examined in conscious dogs instrumented for measuring coronary blood flow (CBF), left ventricular (LV) wall thickening, and LV and aortic pressures and for intracoronary injections of acetylcholine (0.003 jig/kg), nitroglycerin (0.175 ,ug/kg), and graded doses of isoproterenol (0...

A small-scale squid hand-jig fishery targeting the squids Loligo vulgaris and Loligo forbesi exists in the northwestern Iberian Peninsula. Its importance is evaluated using a model based on a short survey of fishery statistics. A total of 46 ports in Galicia operate this fishery. These ports were classified into three categories, according to characteristics relevant to the length of season in ...