The various PdCu-Mo2C interfaces are used to find out the interface stability and strength by means of first-principle calculations. It is revealed that orientation plays an important role in interfaces, i.e., Mo2C(001)/PdCu(110) possesses higher with work separation than corresponding Mo2C(100)/PdCu(110) Mo2C(010)/PdCu(112) interfaces. Calculations also reveal formation PdCu(110)-Mo2C(001), Pd...

We propose a software architecture that can ease and speed up the development process of controllers for heterogeneous swarm systems. It is inherently modular and allows behaviors to be combined in layers and reused in multiple controllers. This can potentially speedup the development process of controllers since they become much more readable and well structured. We validated the architecture ...

is not favorable (AH = + 3 1.5 kcal). Our conclusion is that an important catalytic site involves two adjacent surface dioxo units (the dual dioxo site), with each dioxo site extracting one H in a sequence of steps. The required dual dioxo site exists on the (010) surface of MOO, but does not exist on the other low index surfaces. This mechanism is supported by atmospheric pressure experimental...

INTRODUCTION Knee osteoarthritis (KOA) is one of the most common musculoskeletal disorders. Acupuncture is a popular form of complementary medicine for musculoskeletal conditions, although the evidence is inconclusive. Our objective is to evaluate the efficacy of traditional Chinese acupuncture for pain relief and function improvement in mild-to-moderate knee osteoarthritis (TCAKOA) participant...

Intellectual capital (IC) is organizational intangible asset which is frequently associated with performance. IC is commonly categorized into three core components: human capital, structural capital and relational capital. This study takes a step further in the evolution of the IC model for the hotel industry and divides relationship capital into two categories: End customer- relationship capit...

Case Report A 33 months old girl is admitted in our hospital for recurrent episodes of arthritis and bone lesions. At the age of 18 months, she presented arthritis of the left knee associated to low-grade fever, leukocytosis and increased inflammatory markers; the arthrocentesis revealed a small amount of corpuscular liquid with a negative cultural test. The girl was treated with i.v. antibioti...

This report outlines the content of a one-day workshop on Generic Medicines that was held at KIST Medical College, Lalitpur, Nepal on 13(th) December 2010, which was attended by 32 delegates from different institutions in Nepal, including pharmacists, pharmacologists and medical doctors. Right medicine, right patient, right dose, right frequency and duration, right information and right monitor...

Introduction Familial Mediterranean Fever (FMF) is an autoinflammatory disease characterized by recurrent attacks of fever and serositis. A relation between FMF and Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS) has been suggested in small cohort studies, although there is no consensus regarding the role of HLA B27. Colchicine, the mainstay treatment in FMF, does not improve the axial or peripheral symptoms due t...