’bo new recursive factorizations are developed of the mass matrix for fixed-base and mobile-base manipulators. First, the mass matrix M is shown to have the factorization M = H$M$* H’. This is referred to here as the Newton-Euler factorization because it is closely related to the recursive Newton-Euler equations of motion. This factorization may be the simplest way to show the equivalence of re...

It is shown that the critical point relations of Morse theory, together with the maximum principle, comprise a complete set of critical point relations for harmonic functions of three variables. The proof proceeds by first constructing a simplified example and then developing techniques to modify this example to realize all admissible possibilities. Techniques used differ substantially from tho...

1 Compassion has historically been defined as an underpinning principle of work conducted by health professionals, especially nurses. Numerous definitions of compassionate care exist, incorporating a range of elements. Most include a cognitive element: understanding what is important to the other by exploring their perspective; a volitional element: choosing to act to try and alleviate the othe...

doi:10.1160/TH13-05-0407 Thromb Haemost 2013; 110: 626–627 Splanchnic vein thrombosis (SVT) is a potentially life-threatening disease (1) and anticoagulant therapy with low-molecularweight heparin or vitamin K antagonists is recommended (2). However, these agents lack evidence from randomised prospective trials, are not specifically approved and have significant limitations (2, 3). Modern oral ...

Clinical trials have shown that heart function can only be moderately improved by injection of stem cells. Gains to date are most likely the result of increased wall stiffness and angiogenesis rather than generation of new, beatingmyocytes. Poor results could be due to the number and kind of cells used, the timing andmethod of delivery, lack of engraftment in an inhospitable local environment, ...

Strategies are ubiquitous in automated deduction and reasoning systems, yet only since about ten years have they been studied in their own right. In the two communities of automated deduction and rewriting, workshops have been launched to make progress towards a deeper understanding of the nature of strategies, their descriptions, their properties, and their usage. Recently strategies have come...

Hypertension is, due to the high prevalence in the general population, by far the most important risk factor for the development of atrial fibrillation (AF). A recent study confirmed that blood pressures even in the upper normal or prehypertensive range are associated with an increased risk of AF. Independently, in people with high cardiovascular risk, left ventricular hypertrophy, serum creati...

Hypertension is, due to the high prevalence in the general population, by far the most important risk factor for the development of atrial fibrillation (AF). A recent study confirmed that blood pressures even in the upper normal or prehypertensive range are associated with an increased risk of AF. Independently, in people with high cardiovascular risk, left ventricular hypertrophy, serum creati...

Cereal Chern. 75(3):354-359 The solution rheological behaviors of OATRIM-1O and cooked oat bran were investigated. The rheological properties of the materials were investigated using both thixotropic loop and small-amplitude oscillatory shear experiments. The cooked oat bran exhibited shear-thinning behavior during a thixotropic loop experiment over a shear rate range of a250/sec. The shear-thi...