In Lepidoptera, forewings and hindwings are mechanically coupled and flap in synchrony. Flight is anteromotoric, being driven primarily by action of the forewings. Here we report that lepidopterans can still fly when their hindwings are cut off, a procedure reducing their total wing surface, on average, by nearly one half. However, as we demonstrate by analysis of three-dimensional flight traje...

Assembly of MF-13B magnetron was discontinued after a leak developed at the window during a second attempt to braze the window assembly to the output section. Magnetron MF-14B was assembled successfully with the structural and cathode changes described in the last Quarterly Progress Report and placed on the pumps. These structural and cathode changes included oversize cathode end shields, new e...

Transaction management in object-oriented data base systems " (1994). Retrospective Theses and Dissertations. Paper 10643. This manuscript has been reproduced from the microfilm master. UMI films the text directly from the original or copy submitted. Thus, some thesis and dissertation copies are in typewriter face, while others may be from any ^e of computer printer. The quality of this reprodu...

A person‟s cognitive state and capacity at a given moment strongly impact decision making and user experience, but are still very difficult to evaluate objectively, unobtrusively, and in real-time. Focusing on smart pen or stylus input, this paper explores features capable of detecting high cognitive load in a practical set-up. A user experiment was conducted in which participants were instruct...

Jha, Pranava Kumar, "Hypercubes, median graphs and products of graphs: some algorithmic and combinatorial results " (1990). The most advanced technology has been used to photograph and reproduce this manuscript from the microfîhn master. UMI films the text directly from the original or copy submitted. Thus, some thesis and dissertation copies are in typewriter face, while others may be from any...

Oh, Chaeyoun, "Modeling and control of a two-arm elastic robot in gravity " (1990). Retrospective Theses and Dissertations. Paper 9402. The most advanced technology has been used to photograph and reproduce this manuscript from the microfilm master. UMI films the text directly from the original or copy submitted. Thus, some thesis and dissertation copies are in typewriter face, while others may...

Cesarean section is a life-saving surgical procedure usually undertaken in sheep and goats that fail to deliver vaginally (dystocia). Unfortunately, there are no recent review articles in literature that summarize the results of published case reports and clinical trials concerning indications, surgical approaches and procedures and outcomes following cesarean section in sheep and goats. Theref...

True 3D CT dataset for treatment planning of an oversized patient is difficult to acquire due to the bore size and field of view (FOV) reconstruction. This project aims to provide a simple approach to reconstruct true CT data for oversize patients using CT scanner with limited FOV by acquiring double partial CT (left and right side) images. An efficient line profile-based method has been develo...

The large rainstorm happened on Sep. 3, 2004 at Tiantai village of Xuanhan County, Sichuan province, which lead to a oversize landslide. The foreside of landslide slid into the Qian river and formed a dam about 20m height, jammed the Qian river and caused heavy damage and loss. Based on the digital landslide and 3D Visualization Technique, the research of the landslide was started by using the ...

Two different methods for predicting the quality of the water draining from a pyritic tailing are compared; for this, a static test (ABA test) and a kinetic test in large columns were chosen. The different results obtained in the two experimental set-ups show the necessity of being careful in selecting both the adequate predictive method and the conclusions and extrapolations derived from them....