In surgical simulations, the two most popular approaches to model soft tissues are Finite Element Method (FEM) and Mass-Spring System (MSS). Main advantages of FEM are accuracy and realism. Furthermore, the model allows the direct integration of experimentally obtained biomechanical tissue parameters. However, computation times remain high, limiting real-time application of the method. In contr...

Over the last years managers have expanded their role in operations and nowadays they make decisions faster than in the past. Collaboration technology promises to support managers in doing so. Hence, the present situation is favorable for a redesign of management support systems (MSS) incorporating collaboration technology. To examine such technology, we consider “analyst”and “consumer”-type ma...

Phosphomolybdic acid (PMA, H3PMo12O40) functioned as a catalyst for reactions of secondary propargylic alcohols and nucleophiles. Highly stable and magnetically recyclable mesoporous silica spheres (MMS) embedded with FeCo-graphitic carbon shell nanocrystals (FeCo/GC@MSS) were fabricated by a modified Stöber process and chemical vapor deposition (CVD) method. The FeCo/GC@MSS were loaded with ph...

In this paper we describe a new type of subterranean habitat associated with dry watercourses in the Eastern Iberian Peninsula, the "Alluvial Mesovoid Shallow Substratum" (alluvial MSS). Historical observations and data from field sampling specially designed to study MSS fauna in the streambeds of temporary watercourses support the description of this new habitat. To conduct the sampling, 16 su...

A multi-stage secret sharing (MSS) scheme is a method of sharing a number of secrets among a set of participants, such that any authorized subset of participants could recover one secret in every stage. The first MSS scheme was proposed by He and Dawson in 1994, based on Shamir’s well-known secret sharing scheme and one-way functions. Several other schemes based on different methods have been p...

The Cambrian Mt. Simon Sandstone (MSS) is a possible unconventional gas reservoir in the Illinois, Michigan, and Appalachian Basins, but comparatively little is known about the unit. This study used core and well logs from two deep exploratory wells to interpret the depositional environment of the MSS under western Ohio, where the MSS is about 120 m thick and found 1060 m below ground surface. ...

In this paper A denotes a non empty set, S denotes a non void non empty many sorted signature, and x denotes a set. Let us consider A. The functor MSSCat(A) yields a strict non empty category structure and is defined by the conditions (Def. 1). (Def. 1) (i) The carrier of MSSCat(A) = MSS-set(A), (ii) for all elements i, j of MSS-set(A) holds (the arrows of MSSCat(A))(i, j) = MSS-morph(i, j), an...

The bioavailability of oral controlled release morphine tablets (MST, Napp Laboratories) and oral morphine sulphate in aqueous solution (MSS) was compared in 10 patients with advanced cancer. Serum samples were analysed for morphine, morphine-3-glucuronide (M3G) and morphine-6-glucuronide (M6G) using a specific HPLC assay. The relative bioavailability of morphine with MST was significantly less...

In this paper, we consider downlink transmission in a cellular wireless network, where a base station communicates with multiple mobile stations (MSs) over Nakagami-m fading channels. MSs are classified into two classes, and each class has its own minimum ergodic rate requirement. We propose an opportunistic scheduling and admission control scheme that aims at guaranteeing minimum ergodic rates...

PURPOSE To determine the frequency and prognostic value of elevated microsatellite alterations at selected tetranucleotide repeats (EMAST) in metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) patients in relation to microsatellite instability (MSI) status and MSH3 protein expression. MATERIAL AND METHODS The frequency of EMAST was evaluated in mCRC patients with MSI tumors and microsatellite stable (MSS) t...