Problem analysis in designing thematic maps and user interfaces which assist map designers in incorporating their ideas into maps are presented. Problems in designing choropleth maps are analyzed from the map designers point of view. A graphical user interface, called "Histogram Interface" is implemented as a countermeasure for problems in designing choropleth maps. The user interface can assis...

Claudin-3 (CLDN3) and claudin-4 (CLDN4) are the major structural molecules that form tight junctions (TJs) between epithelial cells. We found that knockdown of the expression of either CLDN3 or CLDN4 produced marked changes in the phenotype of ovarian cancer cells, including an increase in resistance to cisplatin (cDDP). The effect of CLND3 and CLDN4 on cDDP cytotoxicity, cDDP cellular accumula...

The text analyzes the contradictions, ambiguities and accommodations underlying the remodelling of Portugal from an imperial metropolis into a European post-colonial nation. It focuses on two interrelated and contradictory facets of national redefinition – namely, the incorporation of Portuguese transnational migrants into the nation and Portugal’s transformation into a receptor of immigrants f...

The total attenuation cross sections, a*, were measured for collisions of an excited atomic beam of Mg, Ca or Sr with a target of Cl2 molecules. The experimental o* values equal: 85 Ä2, 100 Ä2 and 180 Ä2 for Mg*, Ca* and Sr*, respectively. Moreover, the reactive cross sections, OR were calculated, assuming the "harpoon mechanism" for the reactions in question. The obtained values are: OR* (Mg* ...

The plasma propranolol levels associated with the abolition of chronic, stable ventricular ectopic beats have been studied. Racemic propranolol (DL) suppressed the ectopic foci at plasma levels of 40-85 ng/ml in eight patients, but levels of 70-200 ng/ml were unsuccessful in four patients. Dextro-(D) propranolol levels of 180-310 ng/ml were ineffective in four patients who had previously respon...

Corn stover is emerging as a viable feedstock for producing bioethanol from renewable resources. Dilute-acid pretreatment of corn stover can solubilize a significant portion of the hemicellulosic component and enhance the enzymatic digestibility of the remaining cellulose for fermentation into ethanol. In this study, dilute H2SO4 pretreatment of corn stover was performed in a steam explosion re...

A systematic simulation study of low-energy phases HfO2 and ZrO2, including 24-atomic cells derived from 180° interphases, leads to a new monoclinic Pc phase (mIII) with angle β = 85 ∘ polarization 0.3 C m−2. This opens up transition path toward the P2 1 /c (m) starting tetragonal P4 2 /nmc (t), comparable lower-energy barriers, where high-symmetric show largest temperature dependence. The phas...

A new measurement resolves cyclotron and spin levels for a single-electron quantum cyclotron to obtain an electron magnetic moment, given by g/2=1.001 159 652 180 85 (76) [0.76 ppt]. The uncertainty is nearly 6 times lower than in the past, and g is shifted downward by 1.7 standard deviations. The new g, with a quantum electrodynamics (QED) calculation, determines the fine structure constant wi...

This paper presents a novel gender classification method based on geometry features of palm image which is simple, fast, and easy to handle. This gender classification method based on geometry features comprises two main attributes. The first one is feature extraction by image processing. The other one is classification system with polynomial smooth support vector machine (PSSVM). A total of 18...