One of the several activities the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) inspectors perform in the verification process of Safeguard operations is the review and correlation of data from different sources. This process is often complex due to the different forms in which the data is presented. This paper describes some of the elements that are necessary to create a ‘standardized’ structure f...

Note that, because archsq.bat is generated, the files it shares are not represented here. The name *.tbl refers to a group of 8 files with extension " tbl " which are used by the program in ENTER.bat. This corresponds to the service required to enter the next precinct, then run its canvass worksheet. The preceding section illustrated that, within a batch file, the flow of information between pr...

The only significant development of the AUS system has been an extension.of the available cross-sections. That portion of the ENDF/B V data files which is unrestricted has been acquired from the IAEA Nuclear Data Section and the data processed for the AUS.ENDF2006 group library as required. In particular, a large set of fission product data has been processtid, sufficient for calculations of bo...

A distributed multistage software router (MSSR) is composed by several interconnected software routers running on personal computers (PCs). The MSSR architecture overcomes scalability and performance issues of single software router by providing parallel forwarding paths. Like many networking devices, a MSSR must be sized for peak traffic load, which implies energy inefficiency at low loads. Th...

A significant number of infants acquire HIV-1 through their infected mother's breast milk, primarily due to limited access to antiretrovirals. Passive immunization with neutralizing antibodies (nAbs) may prevent this transmission. Previous studies, however, have generated conflicting results about the ability of nAbs to halt mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) and their impact on infant outcome...

The largest experience in operating nuclear power plants has been in nuclear naval propulsion, particularly aircraft carriers and submarines. This accumulated experience may become the basis of a proposed new generation of compact-sized nuclear power plants designs. The mission for nuclear powered submarines is being redefined in terms of signal intelligence gathering and special operations. Th...

Oviposition behavior of Sophonia rufofascia, a polyphagous leafhopper recently introduced to the Hawaiian Islands, was studied on 6 common plant hosts in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. The average number of eggs per leaf was approximately 1 in ’a’ali’i (Dodonea viscosa) and firetree (Myrica faya), and closer to 2 in Hawaiian holly (Ilex anomala), ’ohi’a lehua (Metrosideros polymorpha), sandalw...

BACKGROUND The benefits of combination anti-retroviral therapy (cART) in HIV-positive pregnant women (improved maternal health and prevention of mother to child transmission [pMTCT]) currently outweigh the adverse effects due to cART. As the variety of cART increases, however, the question arises as to which type of cART is safest for pregnant women and women of childbearing age. We studied the...

Shortages of Mo, the most commonly used diagnostic medical isotope, have caused great concern and have prompted numerous suggestions for alternate production methods. A wide variety of accelerator-based approaches have been suggested. In this paper we survey and compare the various accelerator-based approaches. INTRODUCTION The most widely used medical isotope today is Tc, widely used for bone ...

This paper presents a hyper heuristic that is able to adapt two low level parameters (depth of search rate and mutation intensity) and the probability of applying a low level heuristic to an evolving solution in order to improve the solution quality. Basically, two random subsets of heuristics are maintained: one sub set of the full set of heuristics and other sub-set of the local heuristics. F...