The present study investigates the use of different GE mixing rules in cubic equations of state for prediction of phase behavior of multicomponent hydrocarbon systems. To predict VLE data in multicomponent symmetric and asymmetric mixtures such as systems that contain light gases (nitrogen, carbon dioxide, etc.) and heavy hydrocarbons, the SRK equation of state has been combined with excess Gib...

In this paper, we propose an efficient multi-view video coding algorithm that uses a depth map. This algorithm is based on the correlation between texture maps and depth maps. This correlation is based on the fact that the motion vectors (MVs) in texture maps are strongly affected by their depth values. In general, background objects have smaller MVs whereas foreground objects have higher MVs. ...

The function of exosomes and microvesicles (MVs) in human tumors has been demonstrated to be important. They play important roles in the onset and development of different cancers, and have been shown to be promising objects in studies seeking to discovery and identify tumor markers. However, research on the biological activity and molecular function of MVs in head and neck cancers (HNCs) is un...

This theoretical study reports on the impact of perceived indoor air quality for productivity loss in air-conditioned office buildings. A new derivation of productivity calculation model based on pollution loads and contaminant removal effectiveness is applied and the effect of the improved ventilation efficiency on productivity is estimated. The findings show that the proportion dissatisfied i...

For decades, a vital area of computer vision research has been multiview stereo (MVS), which creates 3D models scene using photographs. This study presents an effective MVS network for reconstruction utilizing pictures. Alternative learning-based techniques work well, because CNNs (convolutional neural network) can extract only the image’s local features; however, they contain many artifacts. H...

Dendritic cells (DCs) are the only antigen-presenting cells able to prime naïve T cells and cross-prime antigen-specific CD8+ T cells. Their functionality is a requirement for the induction and maintenance of long-lasting cancer immunity. Albeit intensively investigated, the in vivo mechanisms underlying efficient antigen cross-processing and presentation are not fully understood. Several piece...

The production of extracellular vesicles is a ubiquitous process in both Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteria. Gram-negative bacteria produce and secrete outer membrane vesicles during in vitro culture and in vivo infection and their contribution to bacterial pathogenesis has been well characterized. However, little is known about extracellular vesicles in Gram-positive bacteria. Until now,...

Non-classical secretory vesicles, collectively referred to as extracellular vesicles (EVs), have been implicated in different aspects of cancer cell survival and metastasis. Here, we describe how a specific class of EVs, called microvesicles (MVs), activates VEGF receptors and tumour angiogenesis through a unique 90 kDa form of VEGF (VEGF90K). We show that VEGF90K is generated by the crosslinki...

New Measurement Data Sources For MVS X/A and Its Subsystems H. W. Barry Merrill, PhD President-Programmer Merrill Consultants Dallas, Texas 75229 Since MVS/XA 2.1.0 became available in 1984, IBM has made significant changes in MVS/XA software and hardware architecture. New data exist to measure and manage these enhancements. SMF/RMF measurement of the vector processor, extended storage and the ...

Natural ventilation of buildings is the flow generated by temperature differences and by the wind. The governing feature of this flow is the exchange between an interior space and the external ambient. Although the wind may often appear to be the dominant driving mechanism, in many circumstances temperature variations play a controlling feature on the ventilation since the directional buoyancy ...