The basic technology for open distributed processing is now understood. The challenge now is to be able to deliver appropriate non-functional guarantees (e.g. reliability, availability and performance), and to be able to integrate existing services and systems into this world of open dependable distributed computing. It is important to realize that there will not be one set of nonfunctional gua...

We present the first multi-color view of the scattered light disk of the Herbig Ae star HD 163296, based on coronagraphic observations from the Hubble Space Telescope Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS). Radial profile fits of the surface brightness along the disk’s semi-major axis indicates that the disk is not continuously flared, and extends to ∼540 AU. The disk’s color (V-I)=1.1 at a radial d...

We described the macroscopic anatomy of the intestines and their peritoneal folds of five adult pampas deer (Ozotoceros bezoarticus), a cervid species considered to ingest a high proportion of grass in its natural diet. The mean (±SD) body weight was 17 (±2) kg. The small intestine and the caecocolon measured 495 (±37) cm and 237 (±24) cm in length, respectively, with an average ratio (small in...

Neuropeptide Y and norepinephrine are localized in sympathetic nerve terminals throughout the heart. We sought to determine the functional distribution of the neuropeptide Y-containing sympathetic fibers to the sinus and atrioventricular (AV) nodal regions. We recorded cycle length, AV interval, and arterial pressure in 14 anesthetized dogs. We assessed the release of neuropeptide Y from sympat...

Endoscopic treatment of pancreatic ductal malformations causing recurrent acute pancreatitis, such as pancreas divisum or ansa pancreatica, is mainly based on the sphincterotomy of the minor papilla. However, the technical complexity of conventional endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) is increased in patients presenting anatomical variants like these and it may be unsuccessful...

A paper to submit for International Workshop on Object-Oriented Real-Time Dependable Systems. This article discusses the extension of a distributed object-based paradigm the ANSA Architecture and its example implementation ANSAware for real-time applications. It reviews some of early experiences in the design, implementation and performance evaluation of two ANSA-based real-time system environm...

A histopathological study of ventral midline skin from midwestern U.S. horses with and without onchocerciasis due to Onchocerca cervicalis found perivascular mononuclear dermatitis as the most consistent difference between the two groups. Seasonal variation in parasite numbers or cellular influxes was not observed. Eosinophilic dermatitis was observed in horses with onchocerciasis and dermatiti...

In this paper we describe the production and consumption of linked data in the scenario of the Italian news agency ANSA portal. The goal of the use-case is to provide viewers of a news item with background information and links to related news articles contained on the portal. This information enrichment process is entity-based: ANSA news archive is analyzed using Name Entity Recognition, and e...

Distributed systems has been an area of intense activity over the past ten years. The subject is entering a stage of maturity with work now focussing on standards for Open Distributed Processing (ODP). However, it is important that standardisation is responsive to new demands on the technology. This is especially true with the emergence of high speed networks in general and multimedia computing...

Blue-light emissive type II [email protected] sulfonic acid (ANSA) core–shell quantum dots (QDs) is first fabricated. Green luminescence (GL) of 2.25 eV ZnO QDs disappears at the threshold excitation wavelengths (λex) > 400 nm due to electronic transition from conduction band (CB) or shallow donor centers VZn2− ≈0.9 above valence (VB). Blue emissions are well elucidated by charge transfer CB lo...