In this paper, an analytical formula to calculate the radial stiffness of groove elastic support is presented. The influence of structure parameters on radial stiffness and homogeneity of radial stiffness is investigated as well. The accuracy and calculating speed of the analysis formula are compared to that of finite element method (FEM). Findings are as following: The calculating speed of ana...

Autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (autoSCT) is one therapeutic option after complete remission of acute myeloid leukemia (AML). Due to ease of collection and rapid engraftment, peripheral blood stem cells (PBSC) are now preferred over bone marrow for the auto-SCT procedure. To minimize both the total body leukemia burden and the contamination of the PBSC product, a high-dose-cy...

A series of tests were performed to investigate the creep characteristics of soil in interactive marine and terrestrial deposit of Pearl River Delta. The secondary consolidation test results show that the influence of consolidation pressure on coefficient of secondary consolidation is conditional, which is decided by the consolidation state. The ratio of coefficient of secondary consolidation a...

Memory consolidation is the hypothetical process in which an item in memory is transformed into a long-term form. It is commonly addressed at two complementary levels of description and analysis: the cellular/synaptic level (synaptic consolidation) and the brain systems level (systems consolidation). This article focuses on selected recent advances in consolidation research, including the recon...

This paper presents an experimental and computational investigation of coupled consolidation and contaminant transport in compressible porous media. Numerical simulations were performed using the CST2 computational model in which a dual-Lagrangian framework is used to separately follow the motions of fluid and solid phases during consolidation. Diffusion and large strain consolidation tests wer...

Until this year, Citigroup was the only $1 trillion banking organization in the U.S. Now, there are two more—Bank of America has merged with FleetBoston, and J.P. Morgan Chase is about to complete its merger with Bank One.These megamergers are notable not only for their size but also for the geographic scope that the new institutions will serve. Indeed, they may signal the beginning of a proces...

An operational domain-independent decision-aiding system for situation assessment tasks is described. The system elicits the user's perception of a given situation through a stylized English dialogue and focuses the user's attention on the issue of highest relevancy. Elicited problems are structured as networks where nodes represent variables and directed links represent causal relationships. T...

In this paper, we outline a strategy for successful consolidation of fragmented industries. As background, we present a historical review of waves of consolidation, focusing on the era of industry moguls and the rise and fall of conglomerates. We follow with an analysis of the current boom in consolidation-related mergers & acquisitions, including a profile of the most active participants. We t...