The hydrodynamic problem of wave interaction with a ship floating on the water surface near semi-infinite ice sheet is considered based linearized velocity potential theory for fluid flow and thin elastic plate model deflection. properties an are assumed to be uniform, zero bending moment shear force conditions enforced at edge. Green function first derived, which satisfies both boundary free s...

There is a world-wide quest for development of new-generation antibiotics, due to the emergence of microbial pathogens that have developed resistance to the currently available antibiotics. The antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are a strong candidate in this regard, due to minimal possibilities of emergence of resistance against these. The tryptophan (Trp)-rich peptides comprise an important class ...

complex mechanisms have been known for keeping blood pressure in normal level. in fact, these mechanisms have inter-related functions and can be dysregulated by both internal and external stimuli while cardiovascular system functions to minimize these changes. vasoconstrictors can cause clinical and hemodynamical changes as 1-2 cartridges of epinephrine containing lidocaine can has no considera...

Maritime target detection from optical remote sensing images plays an important role in related military and civil applications and its weakness lies in its compromised performance under complex uncertain conditions. In this paper, a novel hierarchical ship detection method is proposed to overcome this issue. In the ship detection stage, based on Entropy information, we construct a combined sal...

The International Comprehensive Ocean-Atmosphere Data Set (ICOADS) provides the main archive for surface marine observations for the past approximately 150 years. ICOADS ship identifier (ID) information is often missing or unusable, preventing the linking of reports to an individual ship. A method for the reconstruction of ship voyages in ICOADS is presented, by which groups of reports can be a...

The healthcare professional in our age needs to PERFORM in complex and challenging healthcare environments. The importance of reflection, reflective practice and teaching and training to develop a reflective practitioner is frequently established in the literature. In fact, recent research on pedagogy stresses the importance of establishing a link between reflective learning and reflective prac...