We address the problem of scalable distributed reasoning, proposing a technique for materialising the closure of an RDF graph based on MapReduce. We have implemented our approach on top of Hadoop and deployed it on a compute cluster of up to 64 commodity machines. We show that a naive implementation on top of MapReduce is straightforward but performs badly and we present several non-trivial opt...

A series of novel polyurethane network/organoclay nanocomposites (PUN-NCs) with different soft segment contents (30–60 wt%) was prepared by in situ polymerization solution and characterized. PU network (PUN) made from poly(dimethylsiloxane)-based macrodiol as the 4,4′-methylenediphenyldiisocyanate hyperbranched polyester third pseudo generation hard segment. Nanocomposites were obtained dispers...

high solid content poly (styrene-co-butyl acrylate) latex ( with 20% and 40% solid content) including high amounts of cloisite 30b (7 wt% and 10 wt%) were kinetically investigated. gravimetric method via measuring the rate of polymerization, number of particles and average number of radicals per particle was used. results showed that by increasing the solid content; the average diameter of poly...

Tapioca starch, poly(lactic acid) and Cloisite 30B nanocomposites foams, with clay contents of 1, 3, 5 and 7% (w/w), were prepared by a meltintercalation method. Multiple inputs single output models were developed to predict radial expansion ratio, unit density, bulk compressibility and spring index of the nanocomposite foams. An individual ANFIS model was developed for each mechanical property...

A panel of murine hepatitis virus (MHV) surface (S) glycoprotein-specific monoclonal antibodies (MAbs), which recognize either continuous or discontinuous epitopes, were tested in competitive binding assays. The results indicate that the binding site of MAb 30B amino acids 395 to 406 in the amino-terminal S1 subunit, is involved in the discontinuous epitope designated antigenic site A. This sit...

425 Background: Existing conventional serum tumor markers (STMs) exhibit moderate performance for the detection of germ cell tumors (GCTs). Circulating miR-371a-3p has excellent in viable (non-teratoma) GCT pre-orchiectomy; however, its ability to detect occult disease is understudied. We refine assay and expand upon our previous experience this setting. Methods: compared raw (Cq) normalized (∆...

Development of antibacterial and antibiofilm surfaces is in high demand. In this study, nanocomposite of Poly (ε-caprolactone)/Cloisite 30B was prepared by the solvent casting method. The membranes were characterised by SEM, AFM, and FTIR. Evaluation of water uptake, antimicrobial, antibiofilm, and microbial barrier properties demonstrated a significant antimicrobial and antibiofilm activity ag...