We show that the diameter of an N 2 processor OTIS-Hypercube computer (N = 2 d) is 2d + 1. OTIS-Hypercube algorithms for some commonly performed permutations { transpose, bit reversal, vector reversal, perfect shuue, unshuue, shuued row-major, and bit shuue { are developed. We also propose an algorithm for general BPC permutations.

This study tests the hypothesis that cultural differences in group orientation predict an interaction between the student variable—ethnicity—and a learning context variable—reward structure—on 10 math performance after group learning. One hundred and thirty-two African-American and EuropeanAmerican female and male fourth and fifth grade students studied math estimation in one of three group lea...

SURGICAL TECHNIQUES Volume 16 June 2015 121 Novel Intraoperative Technique for Thoracic Level Localization Utilizing a Percutaneous Upper Lumbar Intrapedicular Jamshidi Needle as a Fixed Marker for Wrong Level Surgery Avoidance: Technical Note and Literature Review The authors report no conflict of interest related to this work. C. Chambliss Harrod, MD1 Richard F. Rathbone, MD2 Robert E. Boykin...

The alveolar gas equation, the focus of a classic paper by Fenn, Rahn, and Otis, provides a framework for understanding the mechanisms involved in pulmonary gas exchange as well as the limits of human performance. The classic 1946 paper by Fehn, Rahn, and Otis gives your students an opportunity to learn about the alveolar gas equation from the physiologists who pioneered it and demonstrates tha...

Etoposide and other topoisomerase II-targeted drugs are important anticancer therapeutics. Unfortunately, the safe usage of these agents is limited by their indiscriminate induction of topoisomerase II-mediated DNA cleavage throughout the genome and by a lack of specificity toward cancer cells. Therefore, as a first step toward constraining the distribution of etoposide-induced DNA cleavage sit...

Butterflies of the genus Zizina are widely distributed in all zoogeographical regions except the New World (North and South America) and the northern part of Eurasia. We address some of the problems in regard to the taxonomy and biogeography of the genus. We inferred phylogenetic relationships for all four species in the current classification of this genus from the ND5 region of mtDNA. From ou...

The root-lesion nematodes Pratylenchus neglectus and P. thornei are economically damaging pathogens of wheat in the Pacific Northwest (PNW). Growing resistant and tolerant varieties is the best approach to minimize yield loss. All PNW wheat varieties were found to be susceptible. Crosses were made between the PNW-adapted varieties (Alpowa Louise, Otis) and the Australian wheat GS50a with resist...