The drift velocities of spiral waves driven by a periodic mechanic deformation or a constant or periodic electric field are obtained under the weak deformation approximation around the spiral wave tip. An approximate formula is derived for these drift velocities and some significant results, such as the drift of spiral waves induced by a mechanical deformation with v53v0 , are predicted. Numeri...

We discuss a translation of financial reports from the XBRL format into Semantic Web language OWL. Different from existing approaches that do mechanic translation from XBRL’s XML schema into OWL, our approach can faithfully preserve the implicit semantics in XBRL and enable the logic model of financial reports. We show that such a translation reduces the risk of redundancy and inconsistency, an...

This article describes preliminary work on a research environment called Virtual Synergy to represent a shared virtual map of an area for multiple autonomous robots by modifying the GameBots 3D multi-agent system. The use of GameBots wil l allow multiple users to interact with robots and agents at different levels of adjustable or dynamic autonomy. By interacting with the robots as another team...

Warts are benign epithelial neoplasms of the skin and mucosa resulting from human Papilloma virus (HPV) infection. They are a common dermatologic complaint, with an estimated incidence of 10% in children and young adults [1]. The treatment is challenging and there is no single therapy established as completely curative [2]. In this report we presented a case of successfully removed resistant pl...

Cyber Physical Systems (CPS) receiving more and more industrial reality. In this paper a concept for the application of CPS for Aircraft maintenance repair and overhaul, sketched with airline partners, will be given. Based on industrial needs and requirements as well as the current state of the art the concept is describing a direct assignment of MRO-tasks to mechanic, tools and spare parts in ...

Limbal stem cell (LSC) on the basal layer of cornea plays an important role in the epithelial repair after corneal injury as it can proliferate, differentiate and migrate into injury sites under the direction of cytokines. This study explored the signaling pathway and cellular mechanism between corneal epithelial cells LSC, on a mouse model with mechanic corneal injury. Ipsilateral corneal mech...

Recent changes were introduced in acute hypoxemic respiratory failure children ventilation methods. There are evidences that less aggressive ventilation strategies can improve severe pulmonary injury survival. Experimental trials evidenced a relationship between inappropriate ventilatory measures and delayed acute pulmonary injury improvement, or even worsening. From this, a protective ventilat...

How to assess a patient's functional physical mobility in non-laboratory situations has been a problem for the medical services for a long time. A measurement system using accelerometry (DynaPort ADL Monitor) has been developed to cope with this problem. It is a lightweight recorder that is worn around the waist. It uses accelerometry to ambulatory monitor the Activities of Daily Living (ADL). ...

Bacterial cells are able to form surface-attached biofilm communities known as biofilms by encasing themselves in extracellular polymeric substances (EPS). The EPS serves as a physical and protective scaffold that houses the bacterial cells and consists of a variety of materials that includes proteins, exopolysaccharides and DNA. The composition of the EPS may change, which remodels the mechani...