Multi-Context Systems (MCSs) are a formalism for systems consisting of knowledge bases (possibly heterogeneous and non-monotonic) that are interlinked via bridge rules, where the global system semantics emerges from the local semantics of the knowledge bases (also called “contexts”) in an equilibrium. While MCSs and related formalisms are inherently targeted for distributed settings, no truly d...

Momentum transport by the stratiform components of mesoscale convective systems (MCSs) during the Tropical Ocean–Global Atmosphere Coupled Ocean–Atmosphere Response Experiment in December 1992 is investigated using a cloud-resolving model. The mesoscale momentum transport by the stratiform regions of MCSs is examined in two distinct large-scale flow regimes associated with the intraseasonal osc...

PURPOSE To compare the effect of a rat anti-VEGF antibody, administered either by topical or subconjunctival (SC) routes, on a rat model of corneal transplant rejection. METHODS Twenty-four rats underwent corneal transplantation and were randomized into four treatment groups (n=6 in each group). G1 and G2 received six SC injections (0.02 ml 10 µg/ml) of denatured (G1) or active (G2) anti-VEGF...

Abstract. The latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report describes an increase in the number and intensity of marine heatwaves (MHWs) a decrease cold spells (MCSs) global ocean. However, these reported changes are not uniform regional to local basis, it remains unknown if coastal areas follow open-ocean trends. Surface ocean temperature measurements collected by satellites (...

In this paper we introduce reactive multi-context systems (rMCSs), a framework for reactive reasoning in the presence of heterogeneous knowledge sources. In particular, we show how to integrate data streams into multi-context systems (MCSs) and how to model the dynamics of the systems, based on two types of bridge rules. We illustrate how several typical problems arising in the context of strea...

Most of the traditional video conferencing are standard SIP or H.323 architecture. There will be a single point of performance bottlenecks if large-scale video conference or a larger number of conferences emerge at the same time. In this paper, we proposed a new architecture of Multipoint Video Conference which can support a lot of meetings simultaneously using P2P and application multicast tec...

Using the Polar Satellites IR data in 182 days of the summers of 1998~2000 over Tibetan Plateau, 28,685 Mesoscale Convective Systems (MCSs) and some features during their initiation, such as daily frequency, intensity, shape, daily variation and geographic distribution were automatically tracked and extracted by computer. The results show that the daily mean number of MCSs was 163, among which ...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Multicell spheroids (MCSs) represent a simple in vitro system ideally suited for studying the effects of a wide variety of investigational treatments including photodynamic therapy (PDT). STUDY DESIGN/MATERIALS AND METHODS In the first section of this review study, an overview of the current literature on MCS in PDT will be presented. Knowledge of basic PDT parameter...

Oxysterol-binding protein (OSBP) and its related protein homologs, ORPs, constitute a conserved family of lipid-binding/transfer proteins (LTPs) expressed ubiquitously in eukaryotes. The ligand-binding domain of ORPs accommodates cholesterol and oxysterols, but also glycerophospholipids, particularly phosphatidylinositol-4-phosphate (PI4P). ORPs have been implicated as intracellular lipid senso...

Mesoscale convective systems (MCSs) contain both regions of convective and stratiform precipitation, and a bright band (BB) is often found in the stratiform region. Inflated reflectivity intensities in the BB often cause positive biases in radar quantitative precipitation estimation (QPE). A vertical profile of reflectivity (VPR) correction is necessary to reduce such biases. However, existing ...