Nano-Science Center, UniVersity of Copenhagen, DK-2100 Copenhagen, Denmark, Carmeda AB, SE-19461 Upplands Väsby, Sweden, Department of Chemistry, UniVersity of Victoria, Victoria, BC, V8W 3V6, Canada, Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Technical UniVersity of Denmark, DK-2800 Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark, Department of Microand Nanotechnology, Technical UniVersity of Denmark, Risø Camp...

In this paper we examine the Committee on National Security Systems (CNSS) 4011-4016 family of standards for high assurance academic programs. Currently, institutions that apply for the NSA Center of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance Education (CAEIAE) or Information Assurance Courseware Evaluation (IACE) designation must map their curricula to the CNSS standards. We survey academic ...

We report five new measurements of central black hole masses based on STIS and WFPC2 observations with the Hubble Space Telescope and on axisymmetric, three-integral, Schwarzschild orbit-library kinematic models. We selected a sample of galaxies within a narrow range in velocity dispersion that cover a range of galaxy parameters (including Hubble type and core/power-law surface density profile)...

Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) markedly reduces morbidity and mortality in patients with heart failure and prolonged QRS duration. Landmark trials have included over 4000 patients based on their electrocardiogram. A few small, observational, non-randomized, single centre studies of short duration have suggested that echocardiographic measurement of mechanical dyssynchrony may better id...

This paper describes (very briefly) a parallel hardware implementation for NETL-type semantic network memories. A million-element system can be built with about 7000 IC chips, including 4000 64K RAM chips. This compares favorably with the hardware cost of holding the same body of knowledge in a standard computer memory, and offers significant advantages in flexibility of access and the speed of...

Vestibular schwannoma (VS) is the most common tumor in the extra-axial posterior fossa compartment in adults. Growth rate is paramount to decision making regarding treatment and follow up of these tumors. We conducted a comprehensive review of the literature to answer four questions: What percentage of newly diagnosed VS will grow on follow-up? What factors correlate to tumor growth? What is th...

Wild yaks, the closest ancestor to domestic yak, are perhaps the most threatened animals in the Qinghai-Tibet plateau. By the 1970’s, wild yaks were on the verge of extinction, but due to protective measures by the Chinese government some wild herds are now reported at elevations between 4000 and 4500 m. Wild yaks and other wild ungulates of the Tibetan Plateau are gaining increasing attention ...

Modulation transfer functions (MTFs) were measured with three different psychoacoustical paradigms in the same normal-hearing subjects. In the temporal-probe method, the threshold of a 4-ms probe tone (frequencies of 1000 and 4000 Hz) was measured at various envelope phases within a 100% sinusoidally amplitude-modulated (SAM) noise at modulation frequencies from 2 to 256 Hz. For the derived-MTF...

Sound pressure levels (SPLs) were measured in the external auditory canals (EACs) of 16 subjects with normal hearing and normal middle ear immittance. SPLs were the result of bone-conduction (BC) stimulation at 500, 1000, 2000, and 4000 Hz, with the oscillator placed either on the forehead or on the mastoid process. At 1000, 2000, and 4000 Hz, significantly higher SPLs were measured when the he...

The objective of the present work was to improve the dissolution properties of the poorly water-soluble drug meloxicam by preparing solid dispersions with hydroxyethyl cellulose (HEC), mannitol and polyethylene glycol (PEG) 4000 and to develop a dosage form for geriatric population. Differential scanning calorimetry, X-ray diffractometry, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and scanning ele...