The Open Assembly Design Environment (OpenADE) project is an initiative at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to provide an integrated and augmented CAD environment for assembly design. The goals of the project are: (1) to identify representations and issues for the next generation of assembly-related standards and (2) assist designers with assembly considerations through...

SUMMARY Recent research has expanded our understanding of microbial community assembly. However, the field of community ecology is inaccessible to many microbial ecologists because of inconsistent and often confusing terminology as well as unnecessarily polarizing debates. Thus, we review recent literature on microbial community assembly, using the framework of Vellend (Q. Rev. Biol. 85:183-206...

This article aims to assess the possibility of convening a referendum linked initiation constitutional amendment recognise Catalonia’s right secede from Spain. With this purpose in mind, we will analyse legal institution and other forms popular consultations provided for Spanish system, with particular emphasis on “consultative issues special political importance” enshrined Article 92 Constitut...

OBJECTIVES To determine whether community-dwelling individuals and nursing home (NH) residents treated by a geriatrician were less likely to use the emergency department (ED) than individuals treated by other physicians. DESIGN Retrospective cohort study using data from a national sample of older adults with a history of cardiovascular disease. SETTING Ambulatory care or NH. PARTICIPANTS ...