In 2008, molecular methods continue to be mainstream in environmental engineering research. Fingerprinting techniques such as denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE) and terminal restriction fragment length polymorphism (T-RFLP) analysis continue to be popular tools to track differences in microbial community composition over time and space. Fluorescent in situ hybridization (FISH) of wh...

TH ESE pr esent ee a la Facult e des Sciences de l'Universit e de Gen eve pour obtenir le grade de Docteur es sciences, mention informatique par Murhimanya MUHUGUSA de Bukavu (Za re) Th ese No 2903 Gen eve 1997 La Facult e des sciences, sur le pr eavis de Messieurs J. Harms, professeur ordinaire et directeur de th ese (D epartement d'informatique), C. Tschudin, docteur et codirecteur de th ese ...

It takes people longer to name the ink colour of emotion or threat words than that of neutral words, the emotional Stroop effect (ESE). In three experiments with normal and patient populations, we show that the ESE is a special case of a generic attention model and effect entailed in Garner's speeded classification paradigm. Guided by the Garner model we demonstrate that task-irrelevant dimensi...

Extensive subcutaneous emphysema (ESE) is not only disfiguring, uncomfortable and alarming for the patient, but can rarely be associated with airway compromise, respiratory failure and death. Traditionally considered a cosmetic nuisance, few reports on interventions to relieve ESE exist. Most interventions are too invasive and have not been widely used. Fenestrated catheters have been reported ...

Designing effective environmental policies for mitigating global warming is a very challenging task that requires detailed knowledge of the international channels through which goods are traded. Standard environmental regulations focus on reducing the impact in the place of origin regardless of the final destination of the goods produced, which might lead to an unfair allocation of responsibili...

To that end, we are pleased to provide you with our 2005 Annual Summary, based on activities underway and completed in 2004. The Biological Systems Engineering Department is affiliated with the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, the College of Engineering, the UW-Madison Agricultural Research Stations, and the University of Wisconsin Cooperative Extension Service. The mission of the dep...

More that ever before nowadays is extremely important to consider the impact of high technologies on the sustainable economical and society development of the country. One of the main reasons is the high technologies and the underlining sophisticated knowledge themselves, whereas the other is the fact human resource mobility hence high education and training are an intrinsic part of the ongoing...

Routing Strategies for Emergency Management Decision Support Systems During Evacuation Joseph Yu a e , Anurag Pande a , N. Nezamuddin b f , Vinayak Dixit c & Frances Edwards d a Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering , California Polytechnic State University , San Luis Obispo , California , USA b Center for Transportation Research , University of Texas–Austin , Austin , Texas , USA c S...