This article presents the design of the base molecule for the RobMAT modular robot and the simulation tool MAVES (Modular Agents Virtual Environment Simulator). The base molecule is formed by 3 link atoms, 2-foot accessories and 2 joint atoms with 3 d.o.f. With the developed simulator, it is possible to analyse the kinematics morphology and dynamics behaviour of different configurations. MAVES ...

Methods Six brands of disposable non-woven polypropylene drapes were tested. A latex glove was used as a negative control and a woven cotton drape was used as a positive control. For each drape, a rodac plate was inoculated with 10 colony-forming units / ml of Staphylococcus aureus ATCC strain 6538 and incubated at 37°C for 24 h to obtain confluent growth. Thereafter, each drape was placed betw...

The rarity of venereal granuloma in married couples is usually brought forward as a point in favour of the non-venereal origin of the disease. It appears that no authentic instance of conjugal granuloma has so far been reported in the literature. We have seen several cases of conjugal disease during the past five years and, in view of the recent articles on the subject in the Gazette, and the c...

The performance of attractor neural networks has been shown to depend crucially on the heterogeneity of the underlying topology. We take this analysis a step further by examining the effect of degree-degree correlations--assortativity--on neural-network behavior. We make use of a method recently put forward for studying correlated networks and dynamics thereon, both analytically and computation...

A clustered graph is a graph augmented with a hierarchical inclusion structure over its vertices, and arises very naturally in multiple application areas. While it is long known that planarity—i.e., drawability without edge crossings—of graphs can be tested in polynomial (linear) time, the complexity for the clustered case is still unknown. In this paper, we present a new graph theoretic reduct...

Contact author email: [email protected] This paper is based on research sponsored by the Air Force Research Laboratory, under agreements number FA8651‐07‐1‐0010 and number FA8651‐09‐1‐0016. The U.S. Government is authorized to reproduce and distribute reprints for Governmental purposes notwithstanding any copyright notation thereon. The views and conclusions contained herein are those of the author...

Having made several short stays at Aachen whilst en route for the Rhine, opportunities were afforded me of inspecting the mineral springs and baths, and I was thus led to form a favourable opinion of them as remedies for rheumatism, as also to send several rheumatic patients there, most of whom derived benefit by going. Having broken down from a severe attack of lumbago and sciatica this year, ...

Lean manufacturing is a production strategy for organizational effectiveness focusing on waste reduction and improving productivity through application of various tools. This paper attempts to find out the reasons for sparse adoption of the concept in Indian manufacturing organisations through a cross-sectional survey study. The study highlights knowledge and understanding levels of Indian mana...

The pathogenesis of flushing attacks in patients with malignant carcinoid tumors is attributed to the direct pharmacologic effect of excessive amounts of circulating serotonin. It was hoped that potent serotonin antagonists might relieve symptoms of the carcinoid syndrome in the inoperable patient. The nature of flushing attacks was studied in carcinoid patients and the influence thereon of 3 s...

The pathogenesis of flushing attacks in patients with malignant carcinoid tumors is attributed to the direct pharmacologic effect of excessive amounts of circulating serotonin. It was hoped that potent serotonin antagonists might relieve symptoms of the carcinoid syndrome in the inoperable patient. The nature of flushing attacks was studied in carcinoid patients and the influence thereon of 3 s...