reproduced in whole or in part and in any form for education or non-profit use without special permission of the copyright holder, if acknowledgement of the source is made. iv Acknowledgements The International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (icipe) gratefully acknowledges the support of The Gatsby Charitable Foundation, which provided the initial funding for the push–pull programme ov...

Functional clustering of neurons is frequently observed in the motor cortex. However, it is unknown if, when, and how fine-scale (<100 μm) functional clusters form relative to voluntary forelimb movements. In addition, the implications of clustering remain unclear. To address these issues, we conducted two-photon calcium imaging of mouse layer 2/3 motor cortex during a self-initiated lever-pull...

The constant demand for new features and bug fixes are forcing software projects to shorten cycles and deliver updates ever faster, while sustaining software quality. The availability of inexpensive, virtualized, cloud-computing has helped shorten schedules, by enabling continuous integration (CI) on demand. Platforms like GitHub support CI in-the-cloud. In projects using CI, a user submitting ...

Single-well reactive tracer tests, such as the push-pull test are useful tools for characterising in-situ bioattenuation processes in contaminated aquifers. However, the analytical models that are used to interpret push-pull data may be over-simplified, and potentially overlook important processes responsible for the frequent discrepancy between predicted and observed results obtained from push...

The selection of pull strategy or push strategy for specific products depends on not only the change of demand, but also the importance of scale economy for production and distribution. In fact, almost no complete pull strategy or complete push strategy is adopted from begin to end in practice, and in most cases, the combined push-pull strategy is adopted in a marketing process. This paper will...

The focus of this paper is the study of direct alternating-current (ac)–ac converters, beginning by buck, halfbridge, full-bridge, and push–pull converters. From the basic converters, we apply a simple methodology to make the use of switches in commercial configurations possible. Following that, eight voltage restorers supplied either on the line side or on the load side are proposed. A compara...

F or gauging inflationary pressures, many policymakers and financial market analysts pay close attention to the behavior of wages. It is widely believed that if wage costs rise faster than productivity, the price level may rise as firms pass forward increased wage costs in the form of higher product prices. Hence changes in productivity-adjusted wages1 are believed to be a leading indicator of ...