Th is paper proposes a new a lgor i thm which when provided the relative costs of computa­ t ion vs. probing minimizes the to ta l cost of diagnosis. Dur ing the diagnosis process the de­ cision of whether to probe or to compute is dependent on the expected costs and benefits of each al ternat ive. I t is unl ikely tha t we w i l l be able to find general analyt ic and simpleto-compute models f...

To provide a better representation of natural ice clouds, a novel ice cloud model is developed by assuming an ice cloud to consist of an ensemble of hexagonal columns and 20-element aggregates with specific habit fractions at each particle size bin. The microphysical and optical properties of this two-habit model (THM) are compared with both laboratory and in situ measurements, and its performa...

Structural defects and compositional uniformity remain the major problems affecting performance of (Cd, Zn)Te (CZT) based detector devices. Understanding mechanism growth defect formation is therefore fundamental to improving crystal quality. In this frame, space experiments for CZT by Travelling Heater Method (THM) under microgravity are scheduled. A detailed ground-based program was performed...

BACKGROUND Trihalomethanes (THMs) are water disinfection by-products that have been associated with bladder cancer and adverse birth outcomes. Four THMs (bromoform, chloroform, bromodichloromethane, dibromochloromethane) were measured in blood and tap water of U.S. adults in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 1999-2006. THMs are metabolized to potentially toxic/mutage...

Trihalomethanes (THM) are undesired disinfection byproducts (DBPs) formed during water treatment. Mice exposed to DBPs showed global DNA hypomethylation and c-myc and c-jun gene-specific hypomethylation, while evidence of epigenetic effects in humans is scarce. We explored the association between lifetime THM exposure and DNA methylation through an epigenome-wide association study. We selected ...

Quaternary Cd 0.9 Zn xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">0.1 Te xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">1-y Se xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">y (CZTS) single crystals, a novel room-temperature nuclear radiation detector semiconductor material, have been gr...

The present study aimed to investigate the effects of miR-338 on morphine tolerance through the targeting of CXC chemokine receptor-4 (CXCR4) in a rat model of bone cancer pain (BCP). Sprague-Dawley (SD) rats were obtained and divided into model saline (n=10), model morphine (n=50), normal saline (n=10) and normal morphine (healthy rats, n=10) groups. After BCP rat model establishment, the rema...

Safety assessment of geological nuclear waste repositories is essential for the permanent disposal spent fuels and high-level radioactive waste. The long-term integrity host rock as well engineered barrier system (e.g., bentonite buffer) surrounding canisters particular importance decay heat from canisters, which will last over thousands years, significantly disturbs thermo-hydromechanical (THM...