Five commercial wheat varieties, namely C 306, HI 977, HW 2004, PBW 550 and WH 542 of diverse baking performances were examined for their physicochemical parameters, gluten quality and HMW-GS composition. All the varieties presented a broad spectrum of different quality parameters.Based on the kernel dimensions, thousand kernel weight and hectolitre weight, WH 542 was observed to have smaller a...

This chapter is a programme-level overview of the contribution of ACTS to new ways of flexible working, and highlights some of the technological issues that need to be addressed by the IST programme. The task of the ACTSLINE project is to summarise the results of ACTS in a form meaningful to communications professionals in various business sectors external to ACTS. For further information on su...

this is a survey of some recent applications of abstract algebra, and in particular group rings, to the `communications' areas.

The multiphonon energy exchange between a neutral He atom and a stepped Ni~977! surface has been measured in order to examine how the presence of a regular array of atomic-scale steps on a surface modifies energy exchange in the classical multiphonon scattering regime. At elevated substrate temperatures, we compare the multiphonon scattering with the predictions of a classical theory that has p...

focal lesions, which is based on their distinctive echogenicities; the gray-scale morphologic features. To improve diagnostic ability of detection and characterization of tumors, contrast imaging has been used in diagnostic imaging, e.g. X-ray computed tomography (CT) or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), but has not yet been popular in US since contrast agents for US are not at clinical satisfa...

We report results of a near–infrared imaging survey of L977, a dark cloud in Cygnus seen in projection against the plane of the Milky Way. We use measurements of the near–infrared color excess and positions of the 1628 brightest stars in our survey to measure directly dust extinction through the cloud following the method described by Lada et al. (1994). We spatially convolve the individual ext...

As Internet bandwidth improves and connections become more reliable, on-line course designers will be encouraged to make more structured use of synchronous communications. Little work has so far been reported on how to make the best use of synchronous communications to support a problem solving approach. The OTIS pilot course made extensive use of synchronous communication to support learning t...

Various visual cues provide information about depth and shape in a scene. When several of these cues are simultaneously available in a single location in the scene, the visual system attempts to combine them. In this paper, we discuss three key issues relevant to the experimental analysis of depth cue combination in human vision: cue promotion, dynamic weighting of cues, and robustness of cue c...

This paper aims at explaining how intermediaries influence collaborative innovation projects, suggesting a conceptual-theoretical framework about intermediaries’ roles and practices. The qualitative research was developed through the case study of the Orange Service Call and Reward project performed by the National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts (NESTA) for Orange Labs, the R&D ...

Our study focuses on health care communications and how it affects patient safety. Although the heart of our study is an examination of the core physician/patient relationship, we also integrate systematic factors beyond the dyadic encounter that have a direct bearing on communications, patient safety, and health outcomes. These additional factors are the interface with the health care system a...