Classification of terrain is one of the most important applications of Polarimetric Synthetic Aperture Radar (POLSAR) sensing. This paper presents a simple method to classify terrain by the correlation coefficients in the circular polarization basis and the total power of scattering matrix in the X-band. It is known that the circular polarization correlation coefficient contains essential polar...

A series of tests were performed to investigate the creep characteristics of soil in interactive marine and terrestrial deposit of Pearl River Delta. The secondary consolidation test results show that the influence of consolidation pressure on coefficient of secondary consolidation is conditional, which is decided by the consolidation state. The ratio of coefficient of secondary consolidation a...

In this paper we study the ultrasensitive behavior of multisite phosphorylation or ligand binding systems, under site-to-site variations in the modification rates. Using computational methods and mathematical analysis, we prove that the Hill coefficient reaches its maximum value when all sites are identical to each other. This is shown for a non-cooperative multisite system with arbitrary activ...

SUMMARY: CASE REPORT: An 82-year-old patient underwent a mastectomy and axillary lymph node clearance for a large multicentric lobular cancer of the left breast. On day 11 after her operation, white viscous fluid was noted in her axillary drain. METHODS: We analysed case reports in the literature, noting the interval between surgery and diagnosis of chyle, the duration of the chyle leak, the vo...

Development of remote stimulation techniques for neuronal tissues represents a challenging goal. Among the potential methods, mechanical stimuli are the most promising vector to convey information non-invasively into intact brain tissue. In this context, selective mechano-sensitization of neuronal circuits would pave the way to develop a new cell-type specific stimulation approach. We report he...

The layout of the dewatering system in open-cast mining must be adapted to assumptions and size expected inflows, which, turn, depend on natural conditions operation other mines groundwater intakes, affecting arrangement hydrodynamic field. This case study analyses possible solutions related a change drainage system: decommissioning by flooding depleted deposit new one located vicinity. As part...

Both the theoretical basis of a distributed approach to sediment delivery and its agreement with basin sediment yield measurements are tested. At first, by using morphological data of five Apulian and four Calabrian basins, the applicability of a theoretically-based relationship for evaluating the sediment delivery ratio of each morphological unit SDRh into which a basin is divided, is verified...

STUDY OBJECTIVE To assess the postoperative course of pleural leukocyte counts and cytokine concentrations in patients with malignant and nonmalignant lung disease who underwent thoracic surgery. PATIENTS AND INTERVENTIONS A total of 21 patients undergoing thoracic surgery were included in the study. Twelve patients had a malignant disease, and 9 had a nonmalignant disease. Six patients under...

[1] Drainage networks on Titan, Earth, and Mars provide the only known examples of non-volcanic fluvial activity in our solar system. The drainage networks on Titan are apparently the result of a methane-ethane cycle similar to Earth’s water cycle. The scarcity of impact craters and the uneven distribution of fluvial dissection on Titan suggest that the surface may be relatively young. The purp...

Models of landscape evolution or hydrological processes typically depend on the accurate determination of upslope drainage area from digital elevation data, but such calculations can be very computationally demanding when applied to high-resolution topographic data. To overcome this limitation, we propose calculating drainage area in an implicit, iterative manner using linear solvers. The basis...