M.-C. Llasat1, G. Boni2,3, R. Deidda4, A. Mugnai5, and J. Salat6 1Departament d’Astronomia i Meteorologia, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain 2CIMA Research Foundation, Savona, Italy 3Dipartimento di Informatica, Bioingegneria, Robotica ed Ingegneria dei Sistemi, Università di Genova, Genova, Italy 4Dipartamento di Ingegneria Civile, Ambientale e Architettura, Università di Cagliari, Ca...

" Therapeutic Abortion with Special Reference to Methods of Delivery." Though abdominal hysterotomy was first done in the Royal Maternity Hospital in June 1926, for a case of hydatidiform mole, it was not until after Dr Davidson's paper that this method of treatment was practised in the hospital, almost as a routine in practically every case of advanced toxaemia occurring in the earlier months ...

A new method for measuring surface pressure and shear force based on elastic polymers has been developed. This technique (Surface Stress Sensitive Film, SF) requires extensive data processing, i.e., processing of image pairs into 3D surface deformations and the transformation of these deformations into applied surface forces. This paper describes an analysis method used to determine the 2D late...

A comprehensive study on the effects of energetic protons on carbon fiber composites and compounds under consideration for use as low-Z pion production targets in future high power accelerators and lowimpedance collimating elements for intercepting TeV-level protons at the Large Hadron Collider has been undertaken addressing two key areas namely thermal shock absorption and resistance to irradi...

We propose a system that provides interactive denoising, vortex detection, and visualization of vector data. All the major phases of the system are implemented on a GPU (graphics processing unit). Once the vector field has been loaded onto the graphics adapter, no intermediate results need to be read back by the application. By taking advantage of modern GPUs’ parallel processing capabilities, ...

This paper discusses the impact of agile methodology in complex and modular interrelated projects based on the authors‟ practical experience and observations. With the advancement of Web technologies and complex computer systems, business applications are able to transcend boundaries in order to fully meet business requirements and comply with the legislation, policies and procedures. The succe...

PRESIDENCY UNIVERSITY, Bengaluru, India. 11th - 12th September, 2020 in association with UCSI Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

The effects of ten generational zinc or cadmium pre-exposure on metal tolerance among beet armyworm Spodoptera exigua individuals were compared. These effects were assessed in animals from the 11th generation, reared on a diet either uncontaminated or contaminated with metal (cadmium or zinc). The survival rate of larvae and the degree of metal accumulation (in larvae, pupae and moths; among la...

The effects of chronic instrumentation on regional myocardial performance and regional myocardial blood flow were studied in 8 mongrel dogs. Regional segment lengths were measured by an ultrasonic dimension gauge technique at two areas of the left anterior descending coronary artery (LAD) and left circumflex coronary artery (LCX). Regional myocardial blood flow was measured by a tracer microsph...

OBJECTIVES To (1) identify the temporal order between oral and vaginal sex onset; (2) test whether oral sex or vaginal sex is a risk or protective factor for the other; and (3) determine whether the relationship between oral and vaginal sex varies across time. DESIGN Prospective, longitudinal study with 6-month assessments conducted between 2002 and 2005. SETTING Self-administered surveys c...