Regional atmospheric models have matured in the past few years. They now find broad applications that range from process studies, reconstruction of recent and paleoclimates, simulation of pathways and deposition of anthropogenic matter, construction of plausible scenarios of future climate change, and regional weather analysis. The initial major problem-namely, the illposed boundary value probl...

An in situ technique is employed to tailor the valence states of copper in CuOδ/γ-Al2O3 catalysts with the purpose of inducing superior catalytic performance for simultaneous elimination of NO and CO. The catalyst with zero-valent copper exhibits excellent catalytic performance, which is comparable with the conventional supported noble-metal catalysts.

Long thought to be the glue responsible for holding sister chromatids together, cohesin has been found to be stickier than previously thought. Recent discoveries point to cohesin having a role in transcription regulation by mediating long-distance intra-chromosomal interactions.

Extracting minutia and other features from fingerprint images is one of the most important steps in automatic fingerprint identification and classification. This paper proposes a method for the generation of long and secure code that may be used for multi-purpose applications, such as ATM, coded door locks and other security measures. The method consists of two phases; the first phase is carrie...

This brief note outlines a detector for the Homestake Laboratory and the physics experiments that might be done with it. The note might go on record as a letter of intent to be converted to a formal proposal at a later time. A major challenge to be faced in the construction of a multipurpose underground laboratory lies in the design of the rooms required by the most massive detectors, their siz...

A machine learning system is useful for extracting models from data that can be used for many applications such as data analysis , decision support or data mining. SMILES is a machine learning system that integrates many diierent features from other machine learning techniques and paradigms, and more importantly, it presents several innovations in almost all of these features, such as ensemble ...

Natural language dialogue systems require con-textual information for a variety of processing functions, including reference resolution, speech act recognition, and dialogue management. While much has been written about individual contextual problems, many of the proposed representations are mutually incompatible , unusable by the agents involved in a conversation , or both. We present a model ...

Benefits Analysis has evolved from roots in multi-criteria analysis, causal mapping and multi-methodology. It is a systematic method for formulating complex, multi-factor investment appraisal problems where non-financial benefits dominate the decision-makers value system. Such decision problems abound in military OR, particularly the management of equipment capability and research. Benefits Ana...

supported catalysts synthesized via the interaction of mg(oet)2 with ticl4 in the presence or absence of an internal stereoregulating donor (di-n-butyl phthalate), with different solvents (chlorobenzene, n-undecane, n-heptane) at different titanation temperatures have been studied by a set of physicochemical methods. data on the chemical composition, x-ray structure and pore structure of these ...