cu-mo and cu-ti contact structures were fabricated on multi-crystalline silicon substrates to provide a low resistance ohmic contact. deposition steps are done in an excellent vacuum chamber by means of electron beam evaporation and samples are then annealed for the realization of an efficient alloy layer. the effects of process parameters such as film thickness, annealing duration and temperat...

BACKGROUND The current study investigated the analgesic effect of the Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) specific antagonist TAK-242 on neuropathic pain in rats and its underlying mechanism. METHODS A total of 132 adult Sprague-Dawley (SD) rats were randomly divided into four groups: the sham operation group, the neuropathic pain model group, the TAK-242 low-dose treatment group, and the TAK-242 hig...

In Sweeney v Boylan Nominees Pty Ltd the High Court affirmed that a principal is not vicariously liable for the negligent acts of an independent contractor. In this case a mechanic engaged by Boylan negligently performed repair work, resulting in an injury to Mrs Sweeney. Since the mechanic was a contractor rather than an employee, Mrs Sweeney was unsuccessful in her action against Boylan. Whil...

Turbine Engine Diagnostics (TED) is a diagnostic expert system to aid the Ml Abrams tank mechanic find and fix problems in the AGT-1500 turbine engine. TED was designed to provide the apprentice mechanic the’ability to diagnose and repair the turbine engine like an expert mechanic. The expert system was designed and built by the U.S. Army Research Laboratory ,I_. \ ~HKLJ and the U.S. Army Ordna...

Game designs often center on the game mechanics— rules governing the logical evolution of the game. We seek to develop an intelligent system that generates computer games. As first steps towards this goal we present a composable and cross-domain representation for game mechanics that draws from AI planning action representations. We use a constraint solver to generate mechanics subject to desig...