interpretation Jacques Carette and Stephen Forrest Computing and Software Department, McMaster University Hamilton, Ontario, Canada {carette,forressa}@mcmaster.ca Abstract. We continue our investigations of what exactly is in the code base of a large, general purpose, dynamically-typed computer algebra system (Maple). In this paper, we apply and adapt formal techniques from program analysis to ...

When examined within their historic context, vernacular landscapes inform us about the behaviors, beliefs, and interrelationships of ordinary people and their surroundings. Through the integration of historical research with a landscape archaeology approach, this paper examines the evolution and abandonment of a landscape of maple sugar and syrup production in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, U...

In this report we document a software package under development to allow message passing in the MPI model using the computer algebra system Maple. The new software, called maplle, consists of two components, a set of Maple functions and a MPI/C driver. The maplle system allows the user to easily parallelize Maple algorithms and use message passing functionality familiar to MPI users in a Maple ...

The present research aims to assess the potential use of the Norway rat, Rattusnorvegicus as a bio-indicator for lead and cadmium accumulation in 10 urban zones in Tehran, the metropolitan city, Iran. During April to May 2014 we collected twenty adult Norway rats from the different predefined zones. By referring to the air pollution data collected over 15 years, the sampling areas were detected...

Maple syrup is produced in the early spring from February through April when maple sap runs from the maple trees. It is traditionally known that the maple syrup produced from the sap in the later season tends to have a darker color. Interestingly, although the maple syrup grading system in the United States gives lower grades and values for darker maple syrup, some consumers prefer dark syrup t...

The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of climate change on the radial growth, wood structure and chemistry of silver birch (Betula pendula Roth), trembling aspen (Populus tremuloides Michx.), paper birch (Betula papyrifera Marsh.), sugar maple (Acer saccharum Marsh.) and Norway spruce (Picea abies (L.) Karst.). The materials for this study were obtained from climate change studie...

3,4-Dihydroxyphenyl-L-alanine-modified poly(ethylene glycol) (mPEG-DOPA3) is a biologically-inspired material that exhibits unique adhesion properties. In this study, mPEG-DOPA3 thin films were prepared using a novel laser process known as matrix-assisted pulsed-laser evaporation (MAPLE). The films were examined using Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, atomic force microscopy, profilometr...