R. C. Fairchild* J. R. Fienup Environmental Research Institute of Michigan Radar and Optics Division P.O. Box 8618 Ann Arbor, Michigan 48107 Abstract. Holographic optical elements (HOEs) recorded with arbitrary aspheric wavefronts can now be analyzed with a holographic raytracing design program. The recording wavefronts are defined by analytical phase functions, for example, a two -dimensional ...

We extend Hoe ding s inequalities for simple averages of random variables to the case of cross product averages We also survey some new and existing Hoe ding inequalities for estimators of the mean variance and standard deviation of a subpopulation These results are applicable to two problems in object relational database management systems xed precision estimation of the selectivity of a join ...

applying a suitable tillage method is vital to chickpea production in dryland conditions. hence, eight tillage methods were studied using strip plots in a randomized complete block design with three replications over three years at the dryland agricultural research institute in maragheh, iran. the amount of rainfall in the three years of the study were 202, 264 and 203 mm, respectively, which w...

Static muscle contraction activates the exercise pressor reflex, which in turn increases sympathetic nerve activity (SNA) and blood pressure (BP). Bradykinin (BK) is considered as a muscle metabolite responsible for modulation of the sympathetic and cardiovascular responses to muscle contraction. Prior studies have suggested that kinin B2 receptor mediates the effects of BK on the reflex SNA an...

Kind in Gezond Systeem (KINGS) is een intensieve behandeling voor kinderen en hun ouders. Doel traumatisering te stoppen, eerder trauma verwerken gezonde ontwikkeling op gang brengen. Maar hoe effectief het?

This paper provides a complete characterization of epistemic models in which distributed knowledge complies with the principle of full communication [HOE 99, GER 99]. It also introduces an extended notion of bisimulation and corresponding model comparison games that match the expressive power of distributed knowledge operators.

The transient receptor potential vanilloid 1 (TRPV1) receptor is a nonselective cation channel localized on a subset of primary sensory neurons and can be activated by a wide range of stimuli. The present study investigated the role of this receptor in chronic arthritis evoked by complete Freund's adjuvant (CFA) using TRPV1 receptor gene-deleted (TRPV1-/-) mice and wild-type counterparts (TRPV1...

Kintner, Douglas B., Gui Su, Brett Lenart, Andy J. Ballard, Jamie W. Meyer, Leong L. Ng, Gary E. Shull, and Dandan Sun. Increased tolerance to oxygen and glucose deprivation in astrocytes from Na /H exchanger isoform 1 null mice. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 287: C12–C21, 2004. First published March 10, 2004; 10.1152/ajpcell.00560.2003.—The ubiquitously expressed Na /H exchanger isoform 1 (NHE1) f...

The importance of brain inflammation to Alzheimer's disease (AD) pathogenesis has been accepted of late, with it currently being held that brain inflammation aggravates AD pathology. One important aspect of brain inflammation is the recruitment and activation of microglia, a process termed microgliosis. Kinins and bradykinin (BK), in particular, are major pro-inflammatory mediators in the perip...