In this paper, we address the design of a generic architecture for the management of residential services. The architecture consists of components both at the customers’ side as well as at the service provider’s side. The key features of the architecture are service modularity, the concept of service sessions, service packaging and subscription. The architecture allows service providers and tel...

A loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta) was suspected of ingesting rubber suction cups during rehabilitation following a cold-stun event. Survey radiographs were inconclusive. Computed tomography (CT) was performed to determine whether the objects had been ingested after traditional radiographs failed to resolve the material. The items were identified, and a partial obstruction was diagnosed....

Information on reactivation of chronic viral hepatitis infection in patients who are candidates for tumor necrosis factor alpha inhibitors (TNFi) is in a constant state of flux. We retrieved the most updated guidelines (in English) of prominent rheumatological and gastroenterological professional socienties for the mangement of chronic hepatitis B (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in ...

Sensitivity analysis of a wetland methane emission model based on temperate and Arctic wetland sites J. van Huissteden, A. M. R. Petrescu, D. M. D. Hendriks, and K. T. Rebel Vrije Universiteit, Faculty of Earth and Life Sciences, Department of Hydrology and Geo-environmental Sciences, De Boelelaan 1085, 1081HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands Deltares, Department Groundwater Mangement, P.O. Box 85467...

p r r o w t bstract berrations in the root canal anatomy are a commonly ccurring phenomenon. A thorough knowledge of the asic root canal anatomy and its variations is necessary or successful completion of the endodontic treatment. andibular second premolars usually have a single root nd a single root canal. The incidence of three separate oots itself in this tooth is quite rare, and the presenc...

In finance, factor model is a fundamental model to describe the return generation process. Traditionally, the factors are assumed to be uncorrelated with each other. We argue that independence is a better assumption to factor model from the viewpoint of portfolio mangement. Based on this assumption, we propose the independent factor model. As the factors are independent, construction of the mod...