The ability to simulate at the microscopic level all terminal transport processes is of paramount importance to ports and terminals, to the industry, to a wide range of multidisciplinary researchers, and to many other stakeholders. In a microscopic simulation, every significant piece of equipment is modeled and tracked. Terminal operators report that such detailed modeling capabilities do not e...

The success of next generation mobile networks is highly dependent on the availability of a plethora of functionality-rich applications, accessible via a variety of network infrastructures and terminals. This can be achieved through the co-operation of various business players in addition to network operators and infrastructure providers. The specification by major standardization organizations...

Relaxing the contracted muscles involved in focus-adjustment around the eyeball, such as the ciliary body and extraocular muscles, is expected to improve pseudomyopia. This hypothesis has led to the development of Dr.REX—an apparatus for recovering eyesight by using a stereoscopic video. In this study, we verified the effects of this apparatus on visual acuity and asthenopia in the short and me...

This paper describes an analytical method for predicting whether a video display terminal will appear to flicker given the screen phosphor persistence, refresh frequencies, and other environmental factors such as ambient light level, the distance between the viewer and the display, etc. From the method, one can predict the maximum screen luminance and the minimum refresh frequency that will gen...

The advent of microfilm or on-line computer catalogs raises the question: How many terminals or readers are needed? A computer simulation model was developed to provide the library administrator with information to answer this question. Based on empirical data of arrival rates and service times, systems with two to fourteen terminals are simulated. The decision variables include average patron ...

In programming contexts, the term string usually refers to a sequence of characters. For example, ABC is a string of three characters. Strings are more prevalent in computing than is generally realized. In most cases, computer input is in the form of strings, e.g., commands entered at a terminal. Similarly, computer output is in the form of strings; printed lines are simply strings of character...

In our previous study, we compared the two α-amylase enzymes from Bacillus sp.KR8104, BKA∆(N44) and BKA∆(N44C193) which is the secreted form of it. The results indicated that the presence of 193 amino acids propeptide in the C-terminal of BKA∆(N44) changed its enzymatic parameters like an uncompetitive inhibitor in comparison to BKA∆(N44C193). In the present study, we cloned the DNA sequence of...

The investigation of the terminal falling velocity of non-spherical particles is currently one of the most promising topics in sedimentation technology due to its great signifcance in many separation processes. In this study, the potential of Artifcial Neural Networks (ANNs) for the prediction of nonspherical particles terminal falling velocity through Newtonian and nonNewtonian (power law) liq...

The present work comprises the synthesis of one series of diarylmethane dyes containing one or more terminal methoxy substituents together with a variable tertiary amino group. The electronic absorption spectra of the dyes have been determined. As the conjugation of the terminal nitrogen atom improves in the sequence NMez > Kairoline > Julolidine, a progressive hypsochromic shift is observed