This paper discusses distributed approaches for the solution of random convex programs (RCP). RCPs are convex optimization problems with a (usually large) number N of randomly extracted constraints; they arise in several applicative areas, especially in the context of decision under uncertainty, see [2, 3]. We here consider a setup in which instances of the random constraints (the scenario) are...

BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVES Vibrio cholerae cytolysin/hemolysin (VCC) is a 65 kDa pore-forming toxin (PFT) secreted by O1 El Tor and non-O1 strains. The purified toxin, which contains two C-terminus carbohydrate-binding domains in addition to the cytolytic domain at the core, causes lysis of a wide spectrum of eukaryotic cells at picomolar concentrations, apoptogenesis of intestinal and immune cell...

The car industry is today characterised by low increase in demand and problems with over-capacity, and globalisation drives the companies to take various measures in order to remain competitive. Cost cutting, rationalisation and increased efficiency is greatly sought after in order to lower the ever increasing development costs as much as possible. One of the most common measures taken has been...

PURPOSE To evaluate the influence of disease severity and optic disc size on the diagnostic accuracy of three imaging technologies for structural assessment in glaucoma: confocal scanning laser ophthalmoscopy, scanning laser polarimetry, and optical coherence tomography. METHODS One hundred five patients with glaucoma and 61 normal subjects were recruited from the Diagnostic Innovations in Gl...

This research focused on the impact of two strains probiotic Bifidobacterium spp. i.e., B. longum (Bg), or animalis subsp lactis (Bc) post-acidification, viable cell counts (VCC), total phenolic and flavonoid contents (TPC TFC, respectively), antioxidant activity fermented (F) soymilk (SM), almond milk (AM), their combination (100%, 75%, 50%, & 25%) during 0, 7, 14, 21 days storage. All SM, AM,...

Hydro-fluorocarbons (HFCs) that are not harmful to ozone layer and used in many appli-cations, including as refrigerants, aerosols, solvents blowing agents for insulating foams replace chlorofluorocarbons hydro (HCFCs). However, some HFCs have a high GWP, which stands “Global Warming Potential(GWP).” Because of the grow-ing concern over global climate change, researchers paying closer attention...

Swedish is a quantity language and there is a distinction between phonologically long and short vowels in the stressed syllable. In addition, there is a complementary relation between the vowel and the immediately following consonant – the consonant being short whenever the vowel is long (V:C) and long (VC:) or part of a consonant cluster (e.g. VCC) when the vowel is short (Elert, 1964). In oth...

Gait quality can influence walking ability and mobility outcomes making it an important part of prosthetic rehabilitation. Prosthetic knee joint designs gait quality, limited data exists to guide component selection in under-resourced settings. This study compared spatiotemporal kinematic parameters for two common types friction-based swing-phase controlled joints. Two-dimensional optical analy...