We have investigated the stability of a set of non-rotating anisotropic spherical models with a phase-space distribution function of the Osipkov-Merritt type. The velocity distribution in these models is isotropic near the center and becomes radially anisotropic at large radii. They are special members of the family studied by Dehnen and Tremaine et al. where the mass density has a power-law cu...

PhD Thesis in Computer Science written by Mónica Marrero Llinares at the University Carlos III of Madrid under the supervision of Dra. Sonia Sánchez Cuadrado and Dr. Jorge Morato Lara. The author was examined on 21st May 2013 by a committee formed by the doctors Juan Lloréns Morillo (University Carlos III of Madrid), Rafael Valencia Garćıa (University of Murcia) and Roberto Carniel (University ...

A common basis is suggested for the optical flow estimation approaches of Nagel (1983), Haralick and Lee (1983) and Tretiak and Pastor (1984). Based on a discussion of these approaches, an exact solution for the system of partial differential equations proposed by Horn and Schunck (1981) is given at gray value corners and extrema. The insight gained by this solution results in a modification of...

0463 Correction: Buruli Ulcer (M. ulcerans Infection): New Insights, New Hope for Disease Control Paul D. R. Johnson, Timothy Stinear, Pamela L. C. Small, Gerd Pluschke, Richard W. Merritt, Francoise Portaels, Kris Huygen, John A. Hayman, Kingsley Asiedu DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0020108 In PLoS Medicine, vol 2, issue 4. In the PDF versions of the article, the fourth author’s name should be spe...

The Milne Lecture, named for AAEP past president and distinguished life member Frank J. Milne, each year honors a researcher for his lifetime of work in a specific field. This year the presenter was Alfred Merritt, DVM, MS, of the University of Florida, who spoke on "The Equine Stomach: A Personal Experience (1963-2003)." Merritt's presentation highlighted advances made in the understanding of ...

Elevated Dicer and Drosha mRNA levels have been documented across a range of tumor types (including ovarian carcinoma) by a number of investigators without any demonstrable correlation with patient survival nor evidence of interference with shRNA processing. A recent publication by Merritt et al. (NEJM 359(25):2641-50, 2008) reporting their findings in patients with ovarian carcinoma reach oppo...

Kaposiform hemangioendothelioma (KHE) is a rare vascular tumor and has a high mortality in newborns when associated with Kasabach-Merritt syndrome (KMS). In two newborns with KHE and severe KMS refractory to medical treatment, emergency embolization led to clinical improvement in the acute neonatal setting by reducing tumor volume, increasing the platelet count, and improving other clotting par...

During her last semester prior to retirement, a university professor of teacher education supervised 15 interns enrolled in preparation program and college department different from the professor’s usual due changes college’s student enrollment faculty availability. The ever-changing, extraordinary circumstances experienced by supervisor during 2020 spring illuminate vital roles readiness teach...