We propose a new lithography technique that combines the advantages of nanoimprint lithography (NIL) and photolithography. In this combined-nanoimprint-and-photolithography (CNP) technique, we introduce a hybrid maskmold made from UV transparent material and with a light-blocking metal layer placed on top of the mold protrusions. We demonstrate that the CNP method using such a hybrid mold can a...

Submission: original and also intended for post-proceedings. Abstract In describing the interactions between agents we can take either a global view, where the set of all agents is seen as one big system, or a private view, where the system is identiied with a single agent and the other agents form a part of the environment. Often a global view is taken to x some protocols (like contract net) f...

Acute secondary peritonitis is afflicted with a high morbidity. The treatment of the disease should be interdisciplinary. The combination of intensive care therapy, antibiotics and surgical procedures for source control are mandatory. The patients often need relaparotomies and open abdominal lavages. Continuous negative pressure therapy seems to be beneficial. There are several different treatm...

Recent studies show that copy number polymorphisms (CNPs), defined as genome segments that are polymorphic with regard to genomic copy number and segregate at greater than 1% frequency in the populations, are associated with various diseases. Since rare copy number variations (CNVs) and CNPs bear different characteristics, the problem of discovering CNPs presents opportunities beyond what is av...

In this paper we investigate how decentralised scheduling approaches can be used to improve manufacturing scheduling. view of the potential shown by some these novel approaches, conduct a series experiments on set job shop instances subject different degrees variability in their processing times, and compare performance diferent scoring methods under Contract Net Protocol proposed Guizzi et al....

Contract signing is a fundamental service in doing business. The Internet has facilitated the electronic commerce, and it is necessary to find appropriate mechanisms for contract signing in the digital world. A number of two-party contract signing protocols have been proposed with various features. Nevertheless, in some applications, a contract may need to be signed by multiple parties. Less re...

Context – Offshore software development outsourcing (OSDO) is a modern business strategy for developing high quality software at low-wage countries at reduced cost. Outsourcing is a contract based association between vendor and client organization, where a client organization contracts-out with vendor organization for software development work to be provided by vendor organization in return for...