COSMO-RS is a novel and efficient method for the a-priori prediction of thermodynamic properties of mixtures. It is based on unimolecular quantum chemical calculations that provide the necessary information for the evaluation of molecular interactions in liquids. Thus, the method provides an alternative to group contribution methods such us UNIFAC for the true prediction of activity coefficient...

A model of an Automated Storage and Retrieval System built using the SIMAN/CINEMA simulation software is presented in this paper. A detailed description of the system is given. The modeling issues that are raised by the nature of the system and by the requirements of the analyses to be made are explained. As the model involves both SIMAN and FORTRAN code, a description of various tasks accompli...

Following rapid development of economy in China, great changes also take place in landuse status, especially in the urban area. In order to quickly and truly acquire the information of landuse changes and status in quo, aid the government to scientifically manage the land resource, National Land and Resource Department executes a Landuse RS Monitoring project that began from 1999 and will keep ...

Foods high in resistant starch (RS) are beneficial to prevent various diseases including diabetes, colon cancers, diarrhea and chronic renal or hepatic diseases. Elevated RS in rice is important for public health since rice is a staple food for half of the world population. A japonica mutant 'Jiangtangdao 1' (RS = 11.67%) was crossed with an indica cultivar 'Miyang 23' (RS = 0.41%). The mutant ...

Muscle strength is important for firefighters work capacity. Laboratory tests used for measurements of muscle strength, however, are complicated, expensive and time consuming. The aims of the present study were to investigate correlations between physical capacity within commonly occurring and physically demanding firefighting work tasks and both laboratory and field tests in full time (N = 8) ...

Introduction. Psoriatic arthritis (PsA) is a chronic inflammatory musculoskeletal disorder characterized by axial and peripheral joint involvement as well as extra-articular manifestations such as skin and nail disease, enthesitis, dactylitis, uveitis, etc. Given the broad clinical spectrum, the assessment of the natural course, activity, therapeutic response and prognosis of PsA is difficult. ...

In general only a small part of spatial data in SDI change because of different factors, so rapid and effective updating methods are very vital. With the improvement of spatial resolution of satellite remote sensing (RS) imagery, it is possible to update spatial data infrastructure efficiently by satellite RS images. But the RS data volume is vast, so high processing capacity is required. It is...

The effects of different forms of resistant potato starch (RS) on the major microbial population groups and short-chain fatty acids (SCFA) in the cecum and feces of rats were studied over a 5-mo feeding period. Thirty 8-wk-old male Wistar rats, averaging 210 g initial body weight, were adapted for 7 d to a balanced basal diet containing 60% waxy maize starch devoid of any RS. On d 8, three grou...

Rett syndrome (RS) is a neurodevelopmental disorder, preferentially found in females and specifically involving the functions on which intelligence and its expression depend--learning, hand use and speech--leaving many others intact. Mutations have been identified at Xq28 on the MECP2 gene (methyl-CpG 2), which selectively silences the expression of other genes whose location is still unknown. ...

By use of crossed immunoelectrophoresis techniques, respiratory syncytial (RS) virus-specific precipitates were produced between RS virus cellular antigen [solubilized in tris(hydroxymethyl)aminomethane-glycine buffer, pH 9] and antiserum raised in rabbits against semipurified RS virus. When these precipitates were employed as antigens for further immunizations in rabbits, antibodies (anti-RSV-...