We consider flame front propagation in channel geometries. The steady state solution in this problem is space dependent, and therefore the linear stability analysis is described by a partial integro-differential equation with a space dependent coefficient. Accordingly it involves complicated eigenfunctions. We show that the analysis can be performed to required detail using a finite order dynam...

Preference-based reasoning is a form of commonsense reasoning that makes many problems easier to express and sometimes more likely to have a solution. In this paper, we present an approach to introducing preferences in the weight constraint construct, which is a very useful programming construct widely adopted in Answer Set Programming (ASP). We show, mainly by means of examples, the usefulness...

Integrated PC-and EtherCAT-based solution for special-purpose machine used in the automotive industry Vehicle steering column shafts are very sensitive, yet important, components of automotive steering systems. Accordingly, high demands are placed on the production of these products. LCA Automation AG specializes in these types of assembly plants, and values the openness and flexibility of PC-b...

©2002 David A. BrennenThe judicial assault on constitutionally permissible social justice efforts including affirmative action for minorities and ending discrimination against homosexuals continues. Through the rubric of “neutrality,” “equality” “free expression,” courts today are using constitutional law principles to arrest by state federal governments either (1) remedy present effects histor...

This paper presents an effective solution of packetizing of non-uniform data for the purpose of reporting in telemedical surveillance systems with adaptive interpretation. Unlike the regular systems, where the data continuity is guaranteed by the common reporting interval and unified report content, the adaptive systems must implement a reservation procedure in order to proper data delivery, ac...

Theorem 1 The word problem for any 1-relator monoids can be reduced to the left side divisibility problem for monoids M presented in 2 generators by 1 defining relation of the form aU = bV . For the solution of this problem it sufficies to find an algorithm to recognize for any word aW (or for any word bW ) whether or not it is left side divisible in M by the letter b (accordingly by the letter...

Post-translational modifications of histones play a critical role in gene expression control. Ultimately, cancer is a disease of aberrant gene expression. Accordingly, several histone-modifying enzymes have been described as proto-oncogenes or tumor suppressors. Recent reports, including one from Shema and colleagues (pp. 2664- 2676) in the October 1, 2008, issue of Genes and Development, indic...

Insulin stimulates glucose utilization in the liver, which occurs mainly in the less aerobic, perivenous, zone. Accordingly, the insulin receptor protein was predominantly expressed in this area, although the insulin receptor mRNA was homogeneously distributed. In hepatocyte cultures venous O(2) partial pressure (pO(2)) induced insulin receptor protein expression. High glucose concentrations en...

This study was designed to determine whether the functional IL-10 gene polymorphism -1082G/A is associated with the development of cardiomyopathy in individuals infected with Trypanosoma cruzi and whether interleukin (IL)-10 expression can be correlated with patients' cardiac function. Our results demonstrated that the polymorphic allele, which correlates with lower expression of IL-10, was ass...