Defect and fault seeding is often considered for gathering empirical estimates within reliability models. Traditional defect seeding is fraught with difficult to resolve validity concerns when attempting to estimate true defect and fault populations. With dependability benchmarking we are less concerned about true defect and fault estimates, rather we wish to compare the relative effectiveness ...

UNLABELLED Studies of the cancer genome have demonstrated that tumors are composed of multiple subclones with varied genetic and phenotypic properties. However, little is known about how metastases arise and evolve from these subclones. To understand the cellular dynamics that drive metastasis, we used multicolor lineage-tracing technology in an autochthonous mouse model of pancreatic cancer. H...

We describe the pertinent organ-specific clinical manifestations of gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) as well as the radiological appearances that allow optimal depiction of pathology and diagnosis. Radiologic features of GISTs vary depending on tumor size and organ of origin. They most commonly have an exophytic growth pattern and manifest as dominant masses outside the organ of origin. ...

The flow field has significantly impact on seeding performance in the suction seeding device. A three-dimensional, incompressible, viscous, RNG turbulence model and the SIMPLE method were used by computational fluid dynamics(CFD), and the flow fields of suction cylinder-seeder with different socket’s radiuses were simulated by Fluent. When vacuum is 4kPa and productivity is 350 trays/h, the sim...

Uncertainty arises in all stages of the visualization pipeline. However, the majority of flow visualization applications convey no uncertainty information to the user. In tools where uncertainty is conveyed, the focus is generally on data, such as error that stems from numerical methods used to generate a simulation or on uncertainty associated with mapping visualization primitives to data. Our...

Seeding effects on the microstructure and mechanical properties of single-phase Ca-α-SiAlON ceramics have been investigated. Whereas a small amount of seeds can transform the microstructure from one of fine equiaxed grains to one consisting of many needle-like grains, the highest fracture toughness of 8 MPa . m1/2 is not reached until 8% seeding. This contrasts with the much higher seed efficie...

A study of rainfall stimulation was made with the aim of assessing its economic potential for the Natal cane belt. High variability of precipitation in both space and time makes the determination of requirements and effects of large scale seeding programmes very difficult. Evaluation of field and laboratory tests have, however, identified two conditions under which seeding could increase precip...

Surface acoustic waves (SAW) have been employed to drive a particle suspension into a porous scaffold as a means for cell seeding. Straight, simple interdigital electrode structures were fabricated on lithium niobate to permit the generation of Rayleigh SAW radiation. Fluorescent microscopy was used to investigate the seeding process; the SAW-driven seeding process occurred in approximately 10s...

The use of glyphosate resistant soybean (GRS) cultivars has increased rapidly from their introduction in 1996 to over 50% of Wisconsin soybean acres in 1999. While much research has been conducted using conventional cultivars to measure the influence of row spacing and seeding rates on soybean growth and yield, little has been done with new GRS cultivars. It may be necessary and/or more profita...