ions are binary vectors with indices in JP , and are ordered pointwise: a v a′ ⇐⇒ ∀j ∈ JP . aj ≤ aj . Intuitively, JP consists of the parts of P where we have switches for controlling the precision of an analysis. For instance, in a partially context-sensitive analysis, JP is the set of procedures or call sites in the program. In our partially ƒow-sensitive analysis, it denotes the set of progr...

The issue of how to represent the palm features for effective classification is still an open problem. In this paper, we propose a novel palm representation, the “Junction Points” (JP) set, which is formed by the two set of line segments extracted from the registered palmprint and palm vein images respectively. Unlike the existing approaches, the JP set, containing position and orientation info...

Every year, tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBEV) causes severe central nervous system infection in 10 000 to 15 000 people in Europe and Asia. TBEV is maintained in the environment by an enzootic cycle that requires a tick vector and a vertebrate host, and the adaptation of TBEV to vertebrate and invertebrate environments is essential for TBEV persistence in nature. This adaptation is facilitat...

The potential for use of alternatives to total petroleum hydrocarbons (TPH) for remediation purposes was examined specifically for JP-4 fuel. The study objective was to determine the scientific basis for use of fuel constituents other than TPH in establishing soil cleanup standards at JP-4-contaminated sites. The general bases for TPH soil cleanup standards or goals were characterized. Problems...

The dysmyelinating mutant jimpy (jp) arises from a point mutation in the mouse gene encoding proteolipid protein and is characterized by severe dysmyelination attributable to oligodendrocyte death. This mutant was used to investigate the regulation of oligodendrocyte progenitor proliferation in the postnatal spinal cord. At postnatal day 18, jp spinal cord contained a three- to eightfold greate...

The environmental impact of spills of JP-8, a kerosene-based jet fuel, has been studied very little. For the more volatile JP-4, earlier studies showed that biodegradation was less important than evaporation but for JP-8, evaporative loss from soil is very slow. Disappearance of JP-8 from watered mesocosms was monitored over several months. In two, 10-cm wide x 35-cm deep x 180-cm long channels...

In skeletal muscle excitation-contraction (E-C) coupling, the depolarization signal is converted from the intracellular Ca2+ store into Ca2+ release by functional coupling between the cell surface voltage sensor and the Ca2+ release channel on the sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR). The signal conversion occurs in the junctional membrane complex known as the triad junction, where the invaginated plasm...

AIMS To estimate exposures to benzene and naphthalene among military personnel working with jet fuel (JP-8) and to determine whether naphthalene might serve as a surrogate for JP-8 in studies of health effects. METHODS Benzene and naphthalene were measured in air and breath of 326 personnel in the US Air Force, who had been assigned a priori into low, moderate, and high exposure categories fo...