The Standard Solar Model (SSM) and its basic assumption of an equation of state of perfect gases for the plasmas of its interior is analyzed within the new theoretical framework of QED coherent states. We find that for r r ⊙ ≤ 0.3 the SSM solution is unstable against collapse to a dense, cold coherent core and as a result a large suppression of B 8-neutrinos is obtained, apparently solving the ...

Statistical shape models (SSM) describe the shape variability contained in a given population. They are able to describe large populations of complex shapes with few degrees of freedom. This makes them a useful tool for a variety of tasks that arise in computer-aided medicine. In this chapter we are going to explain the basic methodology of SSMs and present a variety of examples, where SSM has ...

In this paper, we emphasize the need for conservingspace within sentences by introducing a Sentences SimplificationModule (SSM). The module is aimed to shorten the length ofsentences via either splitting or compression. We describe howthe module is integrated in a Wikipedia-based summarizationframework. We highlight the performance differences obtainedfrom introducing su...

What is now known as Soft Systems Methodology (SSM) has been continuously developed and honed in a programme of action research which is now in its thirtieth year at Lancaster University. Development continues, but SSM can fairly be described as ‘mature’, that maturity stemming from a conscious focus not on systems theory, not on systems practice, but on the relation between the two: how the tw...

BACKGROUND A new image-resizing method using seam carving and a Saliency Strength Map (SSM) is proposed to preserve important contents, such as white blood cells included in blood cell images. METHODS To apply seam carving to cell images, a SSM is initially generated using a visual attention model and the structural properties of white blood cells are then used to create an energy map for sea...

In this paper, two methods of control for high-voltage Full Bridge Series-Parallel Resonant (FBSPR) DC-DC converter are proposed and the results are compared. Soft switching operation using Zero Current Switching (ZCS) and Zero Voltage Switching (ZVS) technologies is employed to decrease the losses and optimize the efficiency of converter. The way of obtaining small-signal model of FBSPR conver...

Several studies have reported the usefulness of the field-in-field (FIF) technique in breast radiotherapy. However, the methods for the FIF technique used in these studies vary. These methods were classified into three categories. We simulated a radiotherapy plan with each method and analyzed the outcomes. In the first method, a pair of subfields was added to each main field: the single pair of...

Stimulated by recent advances in malaria control and increased funding, the elimination of malaria is now considered to be an attainable goal for an increasing number of malaria-endemic regions. This has boosted the interest in transmission-reducing interventions including vaccines that target sexual, sporogenic, and/or mosquito-stage antigens to interrupt malaria transmission (SSM-VIMT). SSM-V...

A full-thickness chest wall resection requires subsequent chest wall reconstruction. A chest wall resection and reconstruction was performed using a transverse rectus abdominis myocutaneous (TRAM) flap, together with polypropylene mesh (Marlex mesh) and stainless steel mesh (SSM). A 71-year-old man was diagnosed as having recurrent lung cancer in the chest wall, and underwent surgical resection...