G. de Rham (1947), Un peu de math ematiques a propos d'une courbe plane, Elemente der Mathematik, 2(4):89{104. G. de Rham (1956), Sur une courbe plane, Journal de Math ematiques pures et appliqu ees, 35:25{42. 27 Figure 28: Each point in the shaded area carries a continuum of lines such that the associated aane standard cut produces C 1-curves without line segments. Hence for each contact point...

Coffee agroecosystems have recently undergone a dramatic intensification in Colombia, a megadiverse country, especially in terms of the nature of shade cover. We tested for changes in the composition, ecological associations, and diversity of ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) along a gradient of intensification of coffee production in the Colombian Andes. We surveyed 16 farms in two regions, class...

In a typical graphics system, a single drawing processor is used to perform pixel level drawing operations, one pixel at a time. A VLSI based drawing proces­ sor and image memory controller is presented which takes advantage of scan-line partitioning of many graphics operations. A four processor implementation is described which operates on four scan-lines in parallel to achieve near real-time ...

In the Central Red Sea, healthy coral reefs meet intense coastal development, but data on the effects of related stressors for reef functioning are lacking. This in situ study therefore investigated the independent and combined effects of simulated overfishing through predator/grazer exclusion and simulated eutrophication through fertilizer addition on settlement of reef associated invertebrate...

We examined stress responses and survival in developmental stages of the invasive solitary bee Megachile apicalis Spinola during two nesting seasons in the Central Valley of California to consider whether abiotic stress tolerance of its offspring contributes to this species' successful colonization of the western United States. In 2001 and 2003, artificial nesting cavities were affixed to verti...

A thorough examination has been performed of the thermally induced stresses on a window in an enclosure-fire environment. Analytical and numerical methods establish the importance of bridling stress (due to axial elongation) and flexing stress (due to normal deformation). Most previous studies omitted the consideration of flexing stresses. Maximum stresses, being the sum of bridling and flexing...

Cover Illustration: Electron micrograph showing an area near the interaction sites between Iba1-immunostained microglial cell (shaded in violet) and surface of a motor neuron at spinal cord ventral horn red) following sciatic nerve transection. The extracellular space is delimited yellow. Extracellular multilamellar bodies vesicles derived from degenerating afferent synaptic boutons are seen in...

Monitoring the components of crop canopies with remote sensing can help us understand the within-canopy variation in spectral properties and resolve the sources of uncertainties in the spectroscopic estimation of crop foliar chemistry. To date, the spectral properties of leaves and panicles in crop canopies and the shadow effects on their spectral variation remain poorly understood due to the i...

The classroom space located in the attic of an old building is subject this study. was renovated and new spaces were created unused to expand classrooms. original under sloping roof not used because its internal headroom suitable. During restoration, entire truss raised gradually (in parts) by 1.2 m. This a with area that can be for Continuous strips vertical windows measuring 860/600 mm instal...