This paper presents a software architecture for the management of environmental models. The Systems Theory representation of models is embedded in an object-oriented approach that emphasises the separation of models from data, thereby promoting model and data integration and re-use. The concepts presented here correspond to the requirements of a Model Management System (MMS). It is nally shown ...

BACKGROUND Model surgery is an integral part of the planning procedure in orthognathic surgery. Most concepts comprise cutting the dental cast off its socket. The standardized spacer plates of the KD-MMS provide for a non-destructive, reversible and reproducible means of maxillary and/or mandibular plaster cast separation. METHODS In the course of development of the system various articulator...

The protective effect of vitamin E (VE, α-tocopherol) on methyl methanesulfonate (MMS)-induced teratozoospermia was investigated in adult rats. Rats (n=6 per group) were divided into three groups: i) Control group, treated with distilled water from days 1 to 5; ii) the MMS group, treated with MMS at a dose of 40 mg·kg(-1) from days 1‑5; or iii) the VE+MMS group, treated with MMS at a dose of 40...

We investigate the potential of Raman microspectroscopy (RMS) for automated evaluation of excised skin tissue during Mohs micrographic surgery (MMS). The main aim is to develop an automated method for imaging and diagnosis of basal cell carcinoma (BCC) regions. Selected Raman bands responsible for the largest spectral differences between BCC and normal skin regions and linear discriminant analy...

This paper deals with the purpose of a methodology integrating different surveying techniques to efficiently produce a large-scale digital mapping of urban areas. At first, a comparison among methods for reuse/updating of existing maps, aerial modern techniques and terrestrial ones is carried out, highlighting the pros/cons characterizing each one and in the attempt to find the “best technique”...

Multimedia messaging service (MMS) promises a dramatic increase in messaging capabilities for mobile phone users that will enrich their experience. For network operators and content and service providers, it will create a major new source of revenue because it adds features such as color pictures, animations, audio samples, and video clips. However, the current MMS standard provides only a few ...

In this article, we describe the implementation of a virtual factory communication system using the manufacturing message specification (MMS) standard and its companion standards (MMS-CS). In particular, a number of virtual networked machines based on the MMS-CS standard are designed and implemented for the virtual factory environment. Additionally, the MMS internet monitoring system (MIMS) is ...

A decade of research on metamaterials (MMs) has yielded great progress in artificial electromagnetic materials in a wide frequency range from microwave to optical frequencies. This review outlines the achievements in photonic MMs that can efficiently manipulate light waves from near-ultraviolet to near-infrared in subwavelength dimensions. One of the key concepts of MMs is effective refractive ...

"Magic mushrooms" (MMs) are psychoactive fungi containing the and Psychotropics Control Law in Japan. Because there are many kinds of MMs and they are often sold even as dry powders in local markets, it is very difficult to identify the original species of the MMs by morphological observation. Therefore, we investigated the rRNA gene for a large subunit (LSU) of several MMs to classify them by ...

All available amino acid-requiring mutants of Aspergillus nidulans were found to be hypersensitive to MMS (methyl methanesulfonate) to various degrees. On MMS media, secondary mutations could be selected which suppress this MMS sensitivity but do not affect the requirement. Many such mutations were analyzed and found to be alleles of one gene, smsA (= suppressor of MMS sensitivity), which mappe...