The answer to this question lies in knowing the moral standing of Phase IV studies and whether we ought to conduct them. And to know this, in part, we need to compare them to studies in Phases I, II, and III and then determine where Phase IV studies stand in relation to Phase I–III studies scientifically and commercially.

We present a hyperbolic-elliptic model problem related to the equations of two-phase fluid flow. The model problem is solved numerically, and properties of its solution are presented. The model equation is wellposed when linearized around a constant state, but there is a strong focusing effect, and very large solutions exists at certain times. We prove that the model problem has a smooth soluti...

This paper provides an approximate analytic solution method for evaluating the performance of concurrency control protocols developed for real-time database systems (RTDBSs). Transactions processed in a RTDBS are associated with timing constraints typically in the form of deadlines. The primary consideration in developing a RTDBS concurrency control protocol is the fact that satisfaction of the...

An approach to support activities in collaborative databases is proposed. This approach merges exible transaction models from collaborative environments and semantics based cor-rectness criteria. A model is rst presented which incorporates the notion of collaboration in the context of transactions. A protocol is then developed based on this model for eecient management of collaborative activiti...

The two-phase issue in the O(n) non-linear σ-model: a Monte-Carlo study Our paper [1] has motivated a comment [2] by A. Patrascioiu and E. Seiler which we reply in this note. The remarks in [2] concern three statements that the authors select from our paper: i) " The results for O(8) support the asymptotic freedom scenario ". The authors in [2] recall that at small˜β ≡ β/N the 1/N expansion is ...

We consider a stationary two-phase Stefan problem with convection. The problem is governed by a coupled system involving a nonlinear Darcy law and the energy balance equation with second member in L 1. We prove existence of at least one weak solution of the problem, using the penalty method and the Schauder xed point principle.

We consider in this paper numerical approximations of two-phase incompressible flows with different densities and viscosities. We present a variational derivation for a thermodynamically consistent phase-field model that admits an energy law. Two decoupled time discretization schemes for the coupled nonlinear phase-field model are constructed and shown to be energy stable. Numerical experiments...