We investigate a number of semantic issues which arise, when a language of expressions such as ML, is augmented with constructs for communication and concurrency, as is the case with CML. We construct a simple language of first-order expressions, which includes an operator let.. = . . .in.. .end to provide a form of sequentialisation and a simple form of abstraction, communication constructs, a...

We provide a knowledge compilation technique which deals with the computational intractability of first order reasoning problems. The notion of prime implicates is extended to theory prime implicates in first order case. We provide an algorithm to compute the theory prime implicates of a knowledge base X with respect to a knowledge base Y where both X and Y are assumed to be in Skolem Conjuncti...

Failure to thrive (FTT) is a perplexing disorder commonly seen by primary care physicians. Identification of FTT and an assessment of severity of the undernutrition are important to identify children at risk, and to provide appropriate intervention for preventing malnutrition and developing sequela. One of different anthropometric methods for categorizing undernutrition in childhood is Waterlow...

PURPOSE Infants with congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) have high rates of mortality and long-term morbidity, including poor growth and failure to thrive. The aim of this study was to describe growth patterns during the first year of life in infants with congenital diaphragmatic hernia in a non-ECMO cohort. METHODS Medical records of infants with CDH admitted to our center between January ...

Cystic Fibrosis (CF), characterized by abnormal transport of chloride and sodium ion across the epithelium, leads to thick, viscous secretions (1). The hallmark signs and symptoms of cystic fibrosis are salty tasting skin, poor growth and poor weight gain despite a normal food intake, accumulation of thick, sticky mucus, frequent chest infections, and coughing or shortness of breath. Males can ...

When we start doing serious logic, we very quickly find ourselves wanting to talk about sets. ‘Domains of quantification’ are sets, the ‘extensions of predicates’ are subsets of the domain of quantification. And so forth. But note that this does not immediately entangle us with the heavy duty notion of set that it is the business of hard-core mathematical theories like Zermelo-Fraenkel Set Theo...

In this paper we investigate to what extent a very simple and natural ”reachability as deducibility” approach, originating in research on formal methods for security, is applicable to the automated verification of large classes of infinite state and parameterized systems. This approach is based on modeling the reachability between (parameterized) states as deducibility between suitable encoding...

We compute the leading and next–to–leading corrections to the finite temperature scalar potential for a 3+1 dimensional φ4 theory using a systematic 1/N expansion. Our approach automatically avoids problems associated with infrared divergences in ordinary perturbation theory in h̄. The leading order result does not admit a first order phase transition. The subleading result shows that the exact ...

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in present study, thermo-elastic buckling analysis of multi-layer orthotropic annular/circular graphene sheets is investigated based on eringen’s theory. the moderately thick and also thick nano-plates are considered. using the non-local first and third order shear deformation theories, the governing equations are derived. the van der waals interaction between the layers is simulated for multi-...