Much recent work in CA employs diffeomorphisms that deform templates into observed images. See Christensen, Rabbit, Miller (1994), Beg, Miller,Trouve, and Younes (2003), Mumford (2002), Miller, Trouve and Younes (2002). Further reference can be found at www.cis.jhu.edu and in Grenander,Miller (1998). This work has used a static approach, biological time does not enter the discussion, only algor...

Ganoderma colossum is a rare species of Ganodermataceae family with many biological and biochemical properties. It is associated with rot, wilt, dieback, and wood decay of many host plants such as Ficus carcica, Celtis laevigata, Pinus hondurensis, Callitris robusta, Eucalyptus citrodora, E. paniculata, E. puncata, and Phoenix canariensis. In Oman, this pathogen was isolated as new records from...

The problem of degradation of agricultural residues from palm oil industry is increasing due to its expansion. Lignocelloulosic waste from these industry represent large amount of unutilized resources, this is due to their high lignin content. Since white rot fungi are capable of degrading lignin, its potential for the degradation of lignocelloulosic waste from palm oil industry was accessed. T...

This paper describes the specifics of forests on former farmlands in Poland and their protection as well as preventive measures taken. The review refers to polish literature on the threat by root rot caused by Heterobasidion annosum (Fr.) Bref. to pine and spruce plantations established on postagricultural lands on an area of more than 1400 000 ha. In Europe, the latter presents an outstanding ...

In a hot strip mill, the strip is cooled by spraying water from top and bottom on the RunOut Table (ROT), before the strip is coiled. The desired mechanical properties and metallurgical structure of the strip is achieved by controIling the cooling rate and temperature of the strip on the ROT. This paper describea a novel real time simulator for ROTs. The simulator has been implemented in parall...

The effect of corn stover lignin structure alteration caused by white-rot fungi pretreatment on the pyrolysis kinetics was studied by FTIR and TG/DTA. Results showed that biopretreatment had a remarkable effect on lignin pyrolysis. Biopretreatment can decrease the activation energy and increase the pre-exponential factor in the initial stage of pyrolysis, which makes it possible to start the li...