Is the Introspection Thesis true? It certainly isn’t obvious. Introspection is the faculty by which each of us has access to his or her own mental states. Even if we were to suppose that mental states are identical to brain states, it doesn’t follow immediately from this supposition that we can introspect our mental states as brain states. This point is analogous to the following. It doesn’t fo...

in the present research, effects of modified atmosphere packaging (map) includingthree gas combinations and two packaging films (low density polyethylene (ldpe) andpolypropylene (pp)) on postharvest quality and storage-life of 'elberta' peach wereevaluated. the study was conducted as a factorial experiment based on crd(completely randomized design) with three replicates for 9 weeks. f...

 ABSTRACTBackgrounds: MD-55-2 is one of the Radiochromic film models with the sensitivity suitable for dose measurements ranging from 5 to 100 Gy.  However, this lower limit makes the film impractical for its applications in many areas such as brachytherapy source dosimetry.Materials and methods: In this project, the useful range of the film has been extended by using a multilayer film techniqu...

This paper gives a study on parallel downloading of UUM‘s network performance. It considers the response time of the downloaded files from within UUM‘s local network to the outside Internet connection. In order to study the performance of downloading method, other methods will be used as a comparison. The other downloading methods that have been used are single connection (Internet browser usin...

This paper proposes a replica selection and downloading scheme in λ-grid networks. In λ-grid networks, in order to distribute loads and achieve high performance computing, a large amount of data is replicated on storage servers as files, and clients download these replicas. To download replicas efficiently, an appropriate replica selection scheme which avoids wavelength contention is required b...

conomists love to say that there is no such thing as a free lunch. But the Chilean government agency responsible for school grants, Junta Nacional de Auxilio Escolar y Becas (JUNAEB), is an exception to the rule. During the school year, JUNAEB provides breakfast and lunch for 2 million children in primary and secondary public schools. In a developing country where about 14 percent of children u...

Illegal downloading of copyright materials by end-users had its heyday in the early 2000s, with music, television, and film studios desperately searching for a way to curb tide sharing. This chapter uses example Capitol Records v Jammie Thomas-Rasset, first file-sharing case be tried before civil jury United States, demonstrate disproportionate penalties associated P2P file-sharing. The matter ...

Deposition process for thin insulator used in polysilicon gate dielectric of thin film transistors are optimized. Silane and N2O plasma are used to form SiO2 layers at temperatures below 150 ºC. The deposition conditions as well as system operating parameters such as pressure, temperature, gas flow ratios, total flow rate and plasma power are also studied and their effects are discussed.  The p...