Based on a low-temperature route, monodispersed CoFe(2)O(4) microspheres (MSs) were fabricated through aggregation of primary nanoparticles. The microstructural and magnetic characteristics of the as-prepared MSs were characterized by X-ray diffraction/photoelectron spectroscopy, scanning/transmitting electron microscopy, and vibrating sample magnetometer. The results indicate that the diameter...

In surgical simulations, the two most popular approaches to model soft tissues are Finite Element Method (FEM) and Mass-Spring System (MSS). Main advantages of FEM are accuracy and realism. Furthermore, the model allows the direct integration of experimentally obtained biomechanical tissue parameters. However, computation times remain high, limiting real-time application of the method. In contr...

Microencapsulation of Pasteurella multocida within alginate based microspheres (MSs) for subcutaneous vaccination was accomplished by emulsification-cross-linking technique. Alginate MSs were spontaneously formed by ionic cross-linking using calcium and zinc ions, and further stabilized employing zinc ion. A mean particle size of less than 10 um has been successfully developed using simple mixe...

The BRAF (V600E) mutation in colorectal cancers that are microsatellite stable (MSS) confers a poor patient prognosis, whereas BRAF mutant microsatellite-unstable (MSI) colorectal cancers have an excellent prognosis. BRAF wild type cancers are typically MSS and display chromosomal instability (CIN). CIN has not been extensively studied on a genome-wide basis in relation to BRAF mutational statu...

Management support systems (MSS) help managers to perform their jobs more efficiently. With in-memory technology, a new IT enabler promises to support managers by benefits ranging from reducing time for MSS data entry and analysis to completing even new topics of analysis. Hence, the present situation is favorable for an MSS redesign applying in-memory apps. Such apps are fieldtested and ready-...

Microsatellites (MSs) are DNA regions consisting of repeated short motif(s). MSs are linked to several diseases and have important biomedical applications. Thus, researchers have developed several computational tools to detect MSs. However, the currently available tools require adjusting many parameters, or depend on a list of motifs or on a library of known MSs. Therefore, two laboratories ana...

This paper discusses the evaluation of Meeting Support Systems (MSS). More specifically, it tackles the problem of evaluating the perceived organizational value of these systems and in what extent they fit with other information systems and also other organizational dimensions. MSS lay down one sub area of research crossing Computer Supported Cooperative Work (CSCW) and information systems. Bas...

Multi-State System (MSS) is mathematical model that is used in reliability engineering for the representation of initial investigated object (system). In a MSS, both the system and its components may experience more than two states (performance levels). One of possible description of MSS is a structure function that is defined correlation between a system components states and system performanc...

In this thesis we study the handoff problem of mobile stations (MSs) jointly with the resource management at the access points (APs) for wireless mesh networks (WMNs), where the APs can dynamically adjust the transmission power and time to each of the associated MSs. Two objectives are considered, one is to balance the energy consumption of the APs, and the other is to achieve fair throughput a...