Process-oriented systems such as scientific workflows and business processes can be designed and implemented based on advanced transaction models or other formal models for concurrent distributed systems. Advanced transactional modeling approaches trade the classic benefits of isolation and atomicity properties for long lived transactions, giving it the ability of being applicable in systems th...

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of concurrent chemoradiotherapy using weekly nedaplatin for the treatment of locally advanced squamous cell carcinoma of the uterine cervix. Nedaplatin at 30 mg/m(2) was administered weekly 6 times with a concurrent external beam and intracavity radiotherapy. External beam radiation was delivered with a fraction dose of 2 Gy...

We describe and prove the correctness of a new concurrent mark-and-sweep garbage collection algorithm. This algorithm derives from the classical on-they algorithm from Dijkstra et al. 9]. A distinguishing feature of our algorithm is that it supports multiprocessor environments where the registers of running processes are not readily accessible, without imposing any overhead on the elementary op...

The concurrent release of calcium phosphate and biomacromolecules may improve wound healing responses at the interface with ceramic materials of orthopaedic and dental implants. Hydrogel coatings consisting of a mixture of alginate and chitosan were doped and applied onto solid carriers with the aim of investigating their use as local delivery vehicles. Coatings containing both the model macrom...

and 2000 IU. Both loading and maintenance doses may be folds higher to in thosewith increasing risks for the development or recurrence of vitamin D deficiency. Concurrent calcium supplementation is a key component of effective therapy, and a preventative strategy should always address underlying causes, if possible. In addition to maintaining sufficient serum 25-OH D levels, patients with end-s...

Object mobility is the basis for highly dynamic distributed applications. This paper presents the design and implementation of mobile objects on the basis of the CORBA standard. Our system is compatible to the CORBA Life-Cycle–Service specification and thus provides object migration between different language environments and computer systems. Unlike others, our Life-Cycle–Service implementatio...

The relationship between nutrients and spring ecosystem structure and function primarily focuses on the state-wide increase in spring nitrate concentrations derived from anthropogenic sources and the concurrent observed visual decline of these ecosystems. However, the apparent correlation between increased nitrate loading and declining aesthetic appearance of spring ecosystems has only anecdota...

Core-shell alginate-poly (lactic-co-glycolic) acid (PLGA) microparticles are potential candidates to improve hydrophilic drug loading while facilitating controlled release. This report studies the influence of the alginate core size on the drug release profile of alginate-PLGA microparticles and its size. Microparticles are synthesized through double-emulsion fabrication via a concurrent ionotr...

ETL (Extract-Transform-Load) systems are formed by processes responsible for the extraction of data from several sources, cleaning and transforming it in accordance with some prerequisites of a data warehouse, and finally loading it in its multidimensional structures. ETL processes are the most complex tasks involved within the development of a Data Warehousing System, being crucial to model th...