1 University of Victoria, [email protected] 2 Freie Software Engineering Trainerin und Forscherin, [email protected] 3 Fahney Anforderungsingenieurwesen GmbH, [email protected] 4 STRABAG Property and Facility Services GmbH, [email protected] 5 Zeppelin Baumaschinen GmbH, [email protected] 6 [email protected], 7 HOOD GmbH, [email protected] 8 Hochschule für Ang...

Warren Weaver is the person generally credited with exciting interest in the possibilities of mechanical translation (MT) in the United States. (Earlier proposals came from a Russian, P. P. Smirnoff-Troyanski, and independently from a Frenchman, Artsouni.) His letter on the subject to some 200 of his colleagues in 1949 may be regarded as the beginning of this endeavor. The international confere...

In order to avoid the inherent aerodynamic difficulties of the conventional fume hood, an innovative design--the 'air curtain-isolated fume hood' is developed. The new hood applies a specially designed air curtain (which is generated by a narrow planar jet and a suction slot flow at low velocities) across the sash plane. The hood constructed for the study is full size and transparent for flow v...

BACKGROUND/AIMS Hood cap-assisted chromocolonoscopy using indigocarmine is expected to improve the detection rate of colorectal polyps, especially adenomatous polyps. Therefore, aim of the present study was to evaluate the usefulness of hood cap-assisted chromocolonoscopy in routine colonoscopic examinations. METHODS From January, 2013 through March, 2013, a total of 86 patients were enrolled...

Cooking stoves, both gas and electric, are one of the strongest and most common sources of ultrafine particles (UFP) in homes. UFP have been shown to be associated with adverse health effects such as DNA damage and respiratory and cardiovascular diseases. This study investigates the effectiveness of kitchen exhaust hoods in reducing indoor levels of UFP emitted from a gas stove and oven. Measur...

Rapid evolution has rarely been assessed in biological control systems despite the similarity with biological invasions, which are widely used as model systems. We assessed post-introduction climatic adaptation in a population of Longitarsus jacobaeae, a biological control agent of Jacobaea vulgaris, which originated from a low-elevation site in Italy and was introduced in the USA to a high-ele...

OBJECTIVES This study investigated how ambient light affects the diagnostic accuracy of dental carious lesions on monitors used in dental practice. Specifically, the aim was to evaluate whether a monitor hood for blocking excess ambient light increases practitioners' ability to accurately diagnose carious lesions on digital radiographs under bright ambient light conditions. METHODS 7 observer...

In order to increase containment efficiency and reduce energy consumption, an inclined quad-vortex range hood (IQV range hood) was developed and tested by experimental methods. The flow structure was observed by a laser-assisted flow visualization technique and laser Doppler velocimetry (LDV). Leakage characteristics were measured by the tracer gas (sulfur hexafluoride) detection method. By arr...

Street gangs pose serious threats to their members, to their victims, and to communities at large. The behavior problems associated with gangs are many and varied. Suggested causes for the emergence of gangs are complicated, and many of them are interdependent. Interventions planned to rehabilitate individuals and to weaken the power of the gang are numerous. Research shows that few of these in...