I enthusiastically studied Parviz et al. article (1). It was an exceptional description of the possibility that great Persian and Andalusian physicians like Haly Abbas and Ibn Rushd might be familiar with optic neuritis and its relationship with paresthesia. This has not only been significant in medical history and proves the role of Persian traditional medicine in promoting science but also pr...

It is widely acknowledged that the use of helical strakes for mitigation of vortex-induced motions (VIM) of surface piercing cylinders, such as spar platforms, is only partially effective. Using computational fluid dynamics tools, we compare the oscillation characteristics of a bare cylinder and a straked cylinder in uniform currents. Our model comprised of a straked cylinder with diameter of 0...

For many information systems executives, strategic planning for information systems continues to be a critical issue and remains a top concern of many organisations. Also, a comprehensive review of the recent IS planning literature reveals that selecting a proper methodology used in developing an information systems plan is one of the success factors related to the success of the IS planning pr...

Reactive oxygen species (ROS) have been traditionally regarded as toxic byproducts of aerobic metabolism. However, ROS can also act as intracellular signaling molecules in vascular cells. ROS can mediate phenotypes in vascular endothelial and smooth muscle cells that may be considered both physiological and pathophysiological. Among these are growth, apoptosis, and survival. The specific respon...

Max (Luckhardt and Irani, 1986) is the extension of the minimax backup rule to multi-player games. We have shown that only a limited version of alpha-beta pruning, shallow pruning, can be applied to a max search tree. We extend this work by calculating the exact bounds needed to use this pruning technique. In addition, we show that branch-and-bound pruning, using a monotonic heuristic, has the ...

The Efficacy of Lamivudine Alone, and in Combination with Interferon in the Treatment of Resistant Chronic Hepatitis B [PDF]G. Montazeri, R. Malekzadeh, N. Nouri, M.R. Sohrabi, M. Sotoudeh, N. Kamalian, M. Farhadi Antibody Response to Recombinant Hepatitis B Surface Antigen in Healthy Adults Following Primary and Supplementary VaccinationM.A. Shokrgozar, F. Shokri Induction of Differentiation o...

European Journal of Information Systems (2008) 17, 321–323. doi:10.1057/ejis.2008.36 I am delighted to bring you the fourth issue of EJIS for 2008. It is packed with useful information, powerful opinions, and exciting new research findings. While I am sure you will find the issue provocative, interesting, and good reading, its theme revolves around our struggle with fundamental new barriers. Pa...

Environment matting is a powerful technique for modelling the complex light-transport properties of real-world optically active elements: transparent, refractive and reflective objects. Zongker et al [1999] and Chuang et al [2000] show how environment mattes can be computed for real objects under carefully controlled laboratory conditions. However, for many objects of interest, such calibration...

ion and Approximate DecisionTheoretic Planning. Journal of Artificial Intelligence 89(1–2): 219–283. Proving to Problem Solving. In Proceedingsof the First International Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence, 219–239. MenloPark, Calif.: International Joint Conferences on Artificial Intelligence. Haas, A. 1987. The Case for Domain-Specific Frame Axioms. In The Frame Problem in Arti...