KEY POINTS When standing and holding an earth-fixed object, galvanic vestibular stimulation (GVS) can evoke upper limb responses to maintain balance. In the present study, we determined how these responses are affected by grip context (no contact, light grip and firm grip), as well as how they are co-ordinated with the lower limbs to maintain balance. When GVS was applied during firm grip, hand...

The future success of service-oriented computing relies on a number of crucial connections being made between three distinct Web development initiatives: XML, the Semantic Web, and Web Services. However, it is unclear how they relate to each other. A model that views XML as a serialisation format for data, with a combination of XML Schema and the Semantic Web for typing, and Web Services as fun...

In this paper forest inventory methods which are based on satellite remote sensing and laser-scanner data will be introduced. It will be demonstrated in how far conventional terrestrial inventories at a scale of 1 : 10.000 to 1 : 25.000 can benefit from the synergetic use of both sensor types. The forest inventory parameters to be investigated are: tree height, timber volume, tree species, tree...

Epigenetic processes--including DNA methylation--are increasingly seen as having a fundamental role in chronic diseases like cancer. DNA methylation patterns offer a route to develop prognostic measures based directly on DNA measurements, rather than less-stable RNA measurements. A novel DNA methylation-based measure of the co-ordinated interactive behaviour of genes is developed, in a network ...

In this paper we establish several polynomials similar to Bernstein's polynomials and several refinements of  Hermite-Hadamard inequality for convex functions.

Density functional theory (DFT) and ab initio MP2 methods have been applied to characterize the structural features of seven different bonding isomers of copper() thiocyanate dianion complexes (Sand/or N-bonded). The DFT calculations were carried out by means of the hybrid Becke 3LYP functional, using the 6-3111G* basis set. The ab initio calculations were done at the MP2/6-3111G* theoretical ...

Background A condition is defined as rare if it affects fewer than 1 in 2000 people the general population. Limited evidence suggests that care poorly co-ordinated for affected by conditions. Objectives To investigate and how of with conditions UK, would like to be co-ordinated. Design mixed-methods study comprising (1) a scoping review develop definition identify components ( n = 154 studies);...