Hongwei Yao 1, Jun-Wei Qiao 1,*, Michael C. Gao 2,3,*, Jeffrey A. Hawk 2, Sheng-Guo Ma 4 and Hefeng Zhou 1 1 Laboratory of Applied Physics and Mechanics of Advanced Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan 030024, China; [email protected] (H.Y.); [email protected] (H.Z.) 2 National Energy Technology Laboratory, Albany, OR 9732...

The quality of Pharaoh quail eggs obtained at 8, 13, 18 and 23 weeks of age was evaluated. Eggs laid by the oldest quail were characterized by the greatest weight (12.2 g), length (32.6 mm), width (25.8 mm) and shell surface area (25.3 cm2). The lowest shell weight was found in eggs from the youngest quail (0.9 g), and the lowest shell proportion (8.2%) was characteristic of eggs from the oldes...

We propose a novel syntax-based model for statistical machine translation in which meta-structure (MS) and meta-structure sequence (SMS) of a parse tree are defined. In this framework, a parse tree is decomposed into SMS to deal with the structure divergence and the alignment can be reconstructed at different levels of recombination of MS (RM). RM pairs extracted can perform the mapping between...

Yanwei Fan 1,2, Ning Huang 1,*, Jiaguo Gong 3, Xiaoxia Shao 2, Jie Zhang 1 and Tong Zhao 2 1 Key Laboratory of Mechanics on Disaster and Environment in Western China, the Ministry of Education of China, College of Civil Engineering and Mechanics, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730050, China; [email protected] (Y.F.); [email protected] (J.Z.); 2 College of Energy and Power Engineering, Lanzhou Un...

Assim Boukhayma 1,*, Arnaud Peizerat 2 and Christian Enz 1 1 Integrated Circuits Lab (ICLAB), École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Microcity, Rue de la Maladière 71, Neuchâtel 2000, Switzerland; [email protected] 2 Laboratoire de l’ Électronique et Technologies de l’ Information (Leti), Commissariat a l’ Énergie Atomique (CEA), Rue des Marthyrs 17, Grenoble 38000, France; arnaud...

In complex navigation using landmarks, an animal must discriminate between potential cues and show context (condition) sensitivity. Such conditional discrimination is considered a form of complex learning and has been associated primarily with vertebrates. We tested the hypothesis that octopuses and cuttleWsh are capable of conditional discrimination. Subjects were trained in two maze conWgurat...

3 The whaling industry has a long history, beginning with drift whaling, and ending with an expansive industry reliant on deep-sea ventures. The industry was impacted through the years by competition among nations, changing demands for energy sources, the desire for luxury goods, and trade regulations, which resulted in highs and lows in profits. Whaling drew all types of men for employment at ...